page_title: History of the Jews in Barbados
section_title: Contribution to the sugar industry
hierarchical_section_title: History of the Jews in Barbados / Economic success, the resulting Discrimination / Contribution to the sugar industry
caption_attribution_description: English: Old Synagogue in Belleville, Bridgetown, Barbados
context_page_description: A Jewish population has been in Barbados almost continually since 1654.
context_section_description: The Jewish refugees brought with them expertise in the production and cultivation of sugarcane and coffee, expertise which contributed to the development of Barbados as a major producer of sugar. They brought with them the benefit of new technological methods in the sugar industry, and helped the island to become economically established. It has been suggested that the momentum of the technological drive in the sugar industry shifted to Barbados in preference to more politically volatile South American colonies.
caption: Synagogue in Belleville, Barbados
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