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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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Pieter van Hoven
Places:
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
Places:
Antwerp, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Antwerp, Belgium)
Date:
17th Century
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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…
Contributor:
David Franco Mendes
Places:
Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1792
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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…
Contributor:
Abraham Levie
Places:
Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
ca. 1750
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Artist Unknown
Date:
1650–1700
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Joseph ben Abraham Athias, Abraham Bar Jacob
Places:
Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1695
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Like a wooer and a husband
I devote myself to your faith
since being a husband does not imply
a courtly surrender.
Like a wooer I pursue your love
because I wish to merit
the privileges of a…
Contributor:
Abraham Gómez Silveira
Places:
Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
First Half of the 18th Century
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The Lord spoke once more to His beloved people on the occasion of our teacher Moses wishing to see His divine glory: no man shall…
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Isaac Orobio de Castro
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
ca. 1670
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One must not close one’s ears to the heretic, as the orthodox can easily open his eyes. For this reason, pressure and punishment should never be used against any religion. Debates are useful. But…
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Abraham Gómez Silveira
Places:
Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
End of the 17th or Beginning of the 18th Century