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Portrait of Isaac Aboab da Fonseca
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This engraving portrays Isaac Aboab da Fonseca, a rabbi, kabbalist, and preacher, born in Castro Daire, Portugal, to a family of New Christians. He arrived in Amsterdam with his family at the age of…

Contributor:

Aernout Naghtegaal

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1683

Subjects:

Portrait, Print, Sephardi, Kabbalah, Rabbis

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Rabbinic Commentary
Print portrait of man in skullcap and beard, in front of bookshelf and holding open book in his hand, with crown and Hebrew text underneath.
Gazeta de Amsterdam (Amsterdam Gazette)
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The Gazeta de Amsterdam was printed by David de Castro Tartas, in that city, not regularly, from 1672 to 1702. This is considered the first Jewish newspaper, although it has no particular Jewish…

Contributor:

David de Castro Tartas

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1675

Subjects:

Print, Writing, Economic life, Cities, Profession

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Reportage
Newspaper page with two columns of text in Spanish and crest with lion on top.