“How I want to be remembered “

I want to be remembered as a man of God whose life was deeply rooted in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Through faith, I sought to inspire hope, empower others, and guide people with wisdom, knowledge, humility, and love.

I want to be remembered as a devoted husband who cherished his wife, and as a loving father who faithfully guided his children to become people of integrity, wisdom, and compassion, as well as national and global citizens who contribute meaningfully to society and whose lives are marked by kindness, hospitality, justice, and a genuine concern for others.

I want to be remembered as a scholar who believed that knowledge exists to serve humanity, empower individuals, transform their living conditions; a teacher who inspired generations of students to become better human beings; a public intellectual who spoke truth with courage and grace; and a servant-leader who devoted his life to the flourishing of Haiti, the poor, the homeless, immigrants, refugees, and vulnerable youth through education, mentoring, servant-leadership, and resources.

I want to be remembered as a builder of people and institutions, and as a person who invested in lives, created opportunities where none existed, and founded organizations that continued to transform communities long after I was gone. I hope that my books, my teaching, my mentorship, and my service will bear lasting fruit for generations to come.

Above all, I want my life to testify that faith in Jesus Christ, lived out through love, justice, compassion, and faithful service, has the power to transform individuals, families, communities, and nations. If those who knew me remember that I loved God wholeheartedly, loved my family sacrificially, and dedicated my life to serving others with humility and hope, then I will have lived a life of enduring purpose towards human flourishing and the common good.

“Haiti & the Holocaust”

In 1938 at the Evian Conference, 32 countries refused to help Jewish refugees. Only one small Black Republic said YES.
From 1937 to 1940, Haiti issued passports and visas to save hundreds of Jewish families from the Holocaust. While America, Britain and others closed their doors, Haiti opened hers.
This is the forgotten history of Haiti and the Jewish people – a story of RESPECT, LOVE & UNITY. 🇭🇹❤️🇮🇱

Sources: US Holocaust Museum, Haiti Jewish Refugee archives/Patrick Bellegarde-Smith

“Jews in Haiti”

Follow up post about the history of Jews 🇮🇱 in Haiti 🇭🇹

Here’s my recommended text about the history of Jews in Haiti:

“Histoire juive d’Haïti” by Joseph Bernard Jr

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“Chassés d’Espagne en 1492 par le Décret d’Alhambra, la nation juive dut se trouver de nouvelles terres d’accueil. La découverte du Nouveau monde lui offrit cette opportunité, et certaines familles sépharades choisirent de s’installer à Hispaniola. Bien que contribuant à la prospérité de la Perle des Antilles, les Juifs de Saint-Domingue furentl’objet de lois discriminatoires édictées par la monarchie française. La Révolution française de 1789 allait apporter un vent nouveau pour la nation juive, mais la révolte des esclaves de 1791 la contraignit à nouveau de s’envoler pour d’autres horizons afin d’avoir la vie sauve. Après 1804, d’autres familles juives s’installèrent dans la nouvelle Républiqued’Haïti, à la faveur de ce grand réseau commercial de la nation juive en Amérique. La migration levantine de la fin du XIXème siècle allait faire revivre la population juive d’Haïti, menacée d’extinction par la déculturation. Et durant la Shoah, le gouvernement haïtien sauva la vie de centaines de Juifs d’Europe en leur octroyant la nationalité haïtienne. Autant de liens historiques qui unissent le peuple juif à Haïti, pays sans synagogue ni quartier juif.”

[Expelled from Spain in 1492 by the Alhambra Decree, the Jewish people were forced to seek new lands of refuge. The discovery of the New World offered such an opportunity, and some Sephardic families chose to settle on the island of Hispaniola.

Although they contributed to the prosperity of Saint-Domingue, known as the “Pearl of the Antilles,” the Jews of Saint-Domingue were subjected to discriminatory laws enacted by the French monarchy. The French Revolution of 1789 brought new hope for the Jewish people, but the slave uprising of 1791 once again forced them to flee to other lands in order to save their lives.

After 1804, following Haiti’s independence, other Jewish families settled in the new Republic of Haiti, benefiting from the extensive commercial network of Jewish communities throughout the Americas. The Levantine migration of the late nineteenth century revived Haiti’s Jewish population, which had been threatened with extinction through cultural assimilation.

During the Holocaust (Shoah), the Haitian government helped save the lives of hundreds of European Jews by granting them Haitian nationality.]