Solomon Ginsburg — Biographies and Information
 Born
in Poland, Solomon L. Ginsburg (1867-1927) was a Baptist missionary
to Brazil for thirty-five years. With Erik Alfred Nelson, founded
the first Baptist church in the Amazon Valley. Wrote A Wandering
Jew in Brazil: An Autobiography. |
- Solomon L. Ginsburg: Firebrand of Brazil. Short biography.
- Solomon Ginsburg. Short biography.
- A Wandering Jew in Brazil: An Autobiography. Chapters 1-3.
- Gravestone plate. On Solomon Ginsburg's gravestone in São Paulo, Brazil.
Marriage and Family:
Before Ginsburg left London for Brazil, January 21, 1890, he was engaged
to Carrie Bishop, a trained nurse of the Royal Hospital. Their plan was
for her to come to Brazil after a year or so. When she did arrive in
Brazil, they married, but she died four months later.
Emma P. Morton Ginsburg was born January 16, 1865, in Kentucky, United
States. She was a single missionary who arrived in Brazil in 1889. She
married Ginsburg August 1, 1893, and they had two sons and four daughters.
His autobiography is affectionately dedicated to "Mrs. Emma Morton Ginsburg,
the consecrated missionary, self-sacrificing mother, and devoted companion,
who for these thirty years has shared with me all my trials and joys."