Doop-, Trouw- en Begraafboeken (DTB) van Suriname
Item
Country
SR
Name of institution (English)
National Archives of Suriname
Name of institution (official language of the state)
Language of name of institution
dut
Contact information: postal address
Jagernath Lachmonstraat 174, Paramaribo
Contact information: phone number
00597 430035
Contact information: web address
Contact information: email
info@nationaalarchief.sr
Reference number
SR-NA-1.05.11.16
Type of reference number
Archival reference number
Title (English)
Baptism, Marriage and Burial Books of Suriname
Title (official language of the state)
Doop-, Trouw- en Begraafboeken (DTB) van Suriname
Language of title
dut
Creator / accumulator
Nederlands Portugees-Israëlitische Gemeente te Suriname and others
Date(s)
1662/1838
Language(s)
dut
por
Extent
47 storage units
Type of material
Textual Material
Physical condition
Poor
Scope and content
This collection comprises birth, marriage and burial records of various religious and civil institutions in Suriname, including the Burgerlijke Stand (Civil Registry), the Raden van polite (Councils of Policy), the Hof van Politie en Criminele Justitie (Court of Police and Criminal Justice), the Catholic Chuch, the Reformed Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and the Portuguese-Jewish and the Ashkenazi Jewish Congregations, among others.
The records from or related to the Portuguese Jewish community are the following:
No. 5-6: registers of declarations of marriage of Jews, made before Raden van Politie (councils of police), 1742-78 and 1778-1817.
No. 7: annotations on marriage records of Jews before the Raden van Politie, 1735-42.
No. 18: registers of births of the Portuguese Jewish Congregation, 1777-1828 (with alphabetical index).
No. 19: death registers of the Portuguese Jewish Congregation,
1777-1827.
No. 44: alphabetical lists of births of the Portuguese Jewish Congregation, 1727-77 and 1662-1723.
The records from or related to the Portuguese Jewish community are the following:
No. 5-6: registers of declarations of marriage of Jews, made before Raden van Politie (councils of police), 1742-78 and 1778-1817.
No. 7: annotations on marriage records of Jews before the Raden van Politie, 1735-42.
No. 18: registers of births of the Portuguese Jewish Congregation, 1777-1828 (with alphabetical index).
No. 19: death registers of the Portuguese Jewish Congregation,
1777-1827.
No. 44: alphabetical lists of births of the Portuguese Jewish Congregation, 1727-77 and 1662-1723.
Archival history
In October 2009, Suriname and the Netherlands reached an agreement on the transfer of the Suriname archives, including the Doop-, Trouw- en Begraafboeken (DTB) van Suriname, to the National Archives of Suriname.
Administrative / Biographical history
The foundation of the Portuguese Jewish community in Suriname, according to the congregation archives, probably took place in the year 5422 (1661-62). Some years later, in 1665, the Jews in Suriname obtained important privileges from the English colonial government, which included the permission to exercise their religion freely and to build "places of worship and schools" on "ten acres of land at Thorarica". The congregation took the name of Bechara ve Shalom (B.V.S., Blessing and Peace). Its administration was entrusted to the Mahamad, which, until 1785, was composed of four parnassim or regents and one "gabay" (treasurer). The former members of the Mahamad bore the title of "adjunto". Together with the Mahamad, the "adjuntos" formed the Junta or General Assembly. Apart from serving as a governing body, the Mahamad also functioned as a court for small civil cases. By the English privilege of 1665, the Jewish nation had been granted its own jurisdiction for matters up to the amount of 10,000 pounds.
The oldest "ascamot" (by-laws) of the congregation found in the archives date from 1740, followed by new regulations in 1748 and 1754.
The foundation of a prayer house at Paramaribo by some Ashkenazi Jews and the decision made by the Mahamad and the "adjuntos" in 1724 to separate the Ashkenazi nation gave rise to disputes. The conflict ended in 1735, with the delivery of the Neve Shalom synagogue at Paramaribo to the newly established Ashkenazi congregation. Then, the Portuguese Jews built a new prayer house at Paramaribo, which was named Sedek ve Shalom (Justice and Peace). Emphatically, the "ascamot" continued to mention that the Joden Savanna synagogue was the only synagogue of the Portuguese Jews, while the building at Paramaribo would be no more than a "caza de oração" (a prayer house).
The regulations established in 1814 by the "Organiek Besluit voor het Israëlitisch Kerkgenootschap in het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden" (organic decree for the Jewish congregations in the Kingdom of the Netherlands) were declared applicable to the congregations in the Dutch West Indies by royal decree of April 2, 1825. Following its announcement in the colony of Suriname by the governor's publication of June 20, 1825, the jurisdiction of the Mahamad in minor civil cases came to an end. Following the royal decree of 1825 and the organic decree of 1814, the name for the Portuguese Jewish congregation in Suriname was established as "Nederlandse Portugees-Israëlitische Hoofdsynagoge" (Dutch Portuguese-Israelite Main Synagogue).
The oldest "ascamot" (by-laws) of the congregation found in the archives date from 1740, followed by new regulations in 1748 and 1754.
The foundation of a prayer house at Paramaribo by some Ashkenazi Jews and the decision made by the Mahamad and the "adjuntos" in 1724 to separate the Ashkenazi nation gave rise to disputes. The conflict ended in 1735, with the delivery of the Neve Shalom synagogue at Paramaribo to the newly established Ashkenazi congregation. Then, the Portuguese Jews built a new prayer house at Paramaribo, which was named Sedek ve Shalom (Justice and Peace). Emphatically, the "ascamot" continued to mention that the Joden Savanna synagogue was the only synagogue of the Portuguese Jews, while the building at Paramaribo would be no more than a "caza de oração" (a prayer house).
The regulations established in 1814 by the "Organiek Besluit voor het Israëlitisch Kerkgenootschap in het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden" (organic decree for the Jewish congregations in the Kingdom of the Netherlands) were declared applicable to the congregations in the Dutch West Indies by royal decree of April 2, 1825. Following its announcement in the colony of Suriname by the governor's publication of June 20, 1825, the jurisdiction of the Mahamad in minor civil cases came to an end. Following the royal decree of 1825 and the organic decree of 1814, the name for the Portuguese Jewish congregation in Suriname was established as "Nederlandse Portugees-Israëlitische Hoofdsynagoge" (Dutch Portuguese-Israelite Main Synagogue).
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Access points: document types
Access, restrictions
Access via microfilm in the Nationaal Archief Suriname
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Links to finding aids
Existence and location of copies
Digital copies of this collection are available on the National Archives (The Hague) website:
Author of the description
Carla Vieira, 2023
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