The history of the Jews in Sint Maarten (a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands located in the Caribbean region of North America) started before 1735, when two Jewish families already lived in Sint Maarten were most likely descendants of refugees that fled the Spanish Inquisition.
[3] After Hurricane San Mateo hit Sint Maarten on September 21, 1819, the synagogue was destroyed and the island's Jewish community dwindled[3] (although the process probably started around 1800).
[4] With the steady growth of the Jewish population and tourism on the island, initially, rabbis would visit for the holidays or for special occasions.
A daily minyan operates in the building, interrupted by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Sint Maarten.
The Chabad branch also provides services to students and staff at the American University of the Caribbean on Sint Maarten.