Early Life, Family and Training Camille Pissarro enters the world on July 10, 1830, in Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas. His origins are a convergence of identities. His father, Frederick Abraham Gabriel Pissarro, is a man of Portuguese Jewish descent holding French nationality. His mother, Rachel Manzano-Pomié, brings a French-Jewish lineage with Provençal roots to the household. This diverse background shapes a childhood far from the French mainland, set against the backdrop of the Danish West Indies. The pull toward Paris eventually dictates his path. After early training at the Savary Aca…