The Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam
Credits
Jan Veenhuysen (attrib.), Interieur van de Portugese Synagoge aan de Houtgracht te Amsterdam, 1664. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.
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