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the voice of prayer and the voice of song given in
the house of the lord elohei yisrael
the holy congregations of the sepharadim
may the lord comfort us
in this great city of amsterdam
from the day…
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David Franco Mendes
Places:
Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1792
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Born to converso parents and baptized as Manoel Dias Soeiro, Menasseh Ben
Israel moved as a boy with his family to Amsterdam, where
they reverted openly to Judaism. In 1626, he established the first…
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Shalom Italia
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1640–1649
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This belled gilt-silver Torah finial topped with a crown was made in Amsterdam and has been attributed to master silversmith Pieter van Hoven, who lived near the Jewish quarter and is best known for…
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Pieter van Hoven
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1717
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Here is the infamous [city] gate,
the one of the olive branch and the sword,
for those who leave, it is so closed
and for those who enter, so open.
If in you peace is exiled
you cannot offer that…
Contributor:
João Pinto Delgado
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(Antwerp, Belgium)
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17th Century
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These three pages come from a catalogue of books listed for sale by Samuel ben Israel Soeiro, a bookseller in Amsterdam. It lists first the Hebrew books and then the ones in Spanish. He printed the…
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Samuel ben Israel Soeiro, Menasseh Ben Israel
Places:
Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1652
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After having arranged for fresh provisions and all kinds of refreshments, we set sail again, sailing away from land. Due to the wind’s silence, we proceeded into the sea without sailing, drifting for…
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Abraham Levie
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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ca. 1750
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During his life, Samuel Abbas amassed an impressive library that included 1,136 books in different languages—Latin (more than four hundred works), Hebrew, Spanish, French, Dutch, German, and…
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Samuel Abbas
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1693
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This page comes from the first of six volumes of Guilielmus Surenhuys’s translation of the Mishnah into Latin, printed in Amsterdam. At center is a depiction of Moses and Aaron standing beside a…
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Willem Surenhuys
Places:
Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1698
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These belled, gilt-silver Torah finials topped with crowns were made in Amsterdam by master silversmith Pieter van Hoven, who lived near the Jewish quarter and is best known for the Jewish ceremonial…
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Pieter van Hoven
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17th or 18th Century
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The illustrious gentlemen, ḥakham R. Mosseh Ury ha-Levi (of blessed memory) and his son, R. Aaron Ury ha-Levi, my father and master: both were residents of Emden, in the province of Oost-Friesland…
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Adolf van der Laan, Uri ha-Levi
Places:
Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1711