Beth Haim Cemetery

While we were at the Mikvé Israel-Emmanuel Synagogue in Punda, we read about Curaçao's oldest Jewish cemetery, the Beth Haim. It sounds macabre, but we always enjoy visiting cemeteries, and what really caught our eye about the Beth Haim was its location: right on top of the island's oil refinery. Only employees are allowed onto the grounds of the refinery, so for the rest of us, the Beth Haim is as close it gets.

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