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"Jerusalem on the Riverside - View of the Jewish Savanna from the Suriname River" by Pierre Jacques Benoit, circa 18th Century

Jerusalem on the Riverside - View of the Jewish Savanna from the Suriname River, painting by Pierre Jacques Benoit, 18th century.

Institution: Mordechai Arbell Collection, Diaspora Museum.

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Jewish Women's Archive. ""Jerusalem on the Riverside - View of the Jewish Savanna from the Suriname River" by Pierre Jacques Benoit, circa 18th Century." (Viewed on June 15, 2026) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/caribbean-4-still-image>.