On Thu, 28 Jan 1999, Praetzellis wrote:
 
> And by the way... was any other SHA meeting attendee disappointed in the
> non-appearance of the folk from Jamaica who were supposed to be speaking
> about excavations at Neveh Shalom synagogue in Spanish Town? Anyone out in
> HISTARCHland know anything about this nifty-sounding project?
 
Adrian,
 
A presentation on recent excavations at Neveh Shalom was given at the
World Archaeological Congress in Cape Town.  The excavations to date have
concentrated on clearing the surface of debris and exposing some of the
synagogue foundations.  The excavations are being conducted jointly by the
Neveh Shalom Institute, headed by Ainsley Henriques, and University of the
West Indies archaeologist Philip Allsworth-Jones ([log in to unmask]).
 
More information on the project is available on the Neveh Shalom
Institute's web site:
 
http://www.sephardim.org/Neveh_Shalom/
 
Sincerely,
 
Michelle M. Terrell
 
The Jewish Community of Nevis Archaeology Project
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~terre011/Nevis.html