Sir/Madam
All of the info you posted is correct. The brothers Jacob I.Senior and Arturo I. Senior qualified at Wisconsin Univ.,USA, and Central Univ of Venezuela, Caracas. Jacob I.Senior married Clara Jessurun in Curacao. Arturo I.Senior married Elvira Parilli in Venezuela. Jacob's wedding was sephardic-jewish, Arturo's Roman Catholic. Clara was of a jewish family whereas Elvira was of an Italian immigrant Catholic family.Oscar , my grandfather was Venezuela born, but left there at the age of 1, went to Curacao and came to Trinidad shortly before his 6th birthday.
I am not sure who was practicing Jewish from who was not, but like his uncle Arturo, grandad Oscar married a Catholic French-Creole, Charlotte Pantin;she was Trinidadian though, whereas Elvira was Venezuelan.
How do you connect with us here in Trinidad?