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Rules and regulations of Talmud Torah, now consolidated, and the general council of our community of Hamburg, whereby the members of the general council shall elect as parnasim (community leaders)…
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The Portuguese Jewish Community of Hamburg
Places:
Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (Hamburg, Germany)
Date:
1653
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The Messrs. Parnassim of T: T: [Talmud Torah—Ed.] having disclosed to the gentlemen of the Mahamad [board of governors—Ed.] and councillors the liberty which the students…
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David Aboab
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Dutch Colonial Empire (Curaçao)
Date:
1728
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Established in 1616 as part of a yeshiva in Amsterdam, the Ets Ḥayim library continues to function to this day, making it the oldest operational Jewish library in the world. It moved to its current…
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Unknown
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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1718/19 and 1732/33
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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…
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Daniel Levi de Barrios
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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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ca. 1675
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Part One, in which are shown all the rules necessary for understanding language, how to compose and write therein prose and verse, with the appropriate elegance and measure.
To the Reader:
Although I…
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Moses Gideon Abudiente
Places:
Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (Hamburg, Germany)
Date:
1633