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Description of the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue (Esnoga) in Amsterdam
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On the south it is separated from the synagogue of the Polish and German Jews by a branch of the River Amstel; on the west it faces the opulent Casa de los lázaros [hospice for the poor]; on the north…

Contributor:

Daniel Levi de Barrios

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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

ca. 1675

Subjects:

Synagogue, Cities, Ritual & observance, Community, Cantor

Categories:

Pedagogy & Schooling, History
Memórias do estabelecimento e progresso dos judeus portuguezes e espanholes nesta famosa cidade de Amsterdam (Account of the Establishment and Progress of the Portuguese and Spanish Jews in This Famous City of Amsterdam)
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On the night of 20 Iyar 5503 [May 14, 1743], the sad news was announced regarding the death of the most exemplary ḥazan [cantor] R. Sem[uel] Rod[rigue]s Mendes, in…

Contributor:

David Franco Mendes

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1743

Subjects:

Cantor, Profession, Community, Communal organizations, Leadership

Categories:

History, Historical Writing