Judaism, Slavery and Commemorative Ritual in the Netherlands:From Seder Meal to Keti Koti

Judaism and slavery in the (Early) Modern Dutch history are connected in a paradoxical way. Jewish merchants played a minor, but substantial role in the initial stages of the Dutch transatlantic slavery and are sometimes accused of having contributed disproportionately to its growth. As a matter of fact, it has been claimed that one of the first documented slaves on Dutch territory was a Jewish slave, property of Jewish masters (the slave Elieser). On the other hand, Jews and (descendants of ) slaves sometimes find each other in a shared history of being victim of violence, oppression and disc... Mehr ...