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Reflexoens politicos tocante a constituaçāo da Naçāo Judaica (Political Reflections Concerning the Constitution of the Jewish Nation)
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No matter what the body of the Nation, be it in the form of a kingdom or a republic, it comprises various classes of people; as for the nobles, who make the state blossom through commerce, increased…

Contributor:

Isaac de Pinto

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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1748

Subjects:

Economic life, Diaspora, Class, Poverty, Assimilation

Categories:

Political Culture, Law, History, Historical Writing
Narraçāo da vinda dos Judeos espanhões a Amsterdam (Account of the Coming of the Spanish Jews to Amsterdam)
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The illustrious gentlemen, ḥakham R. Mosseh Ury ha-Levi (of blessed memory) and his son, R. Aaron Ury ha-Levi, my father and master: both were residents of Emden, in the province of Oost-Friesland…

Contributor:

Uri ha-Levi

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1711

Subjects:

Sephardic, Conversos, Migration, Economic life, Christian-Jewish relations

Categories:

History, Historical Writing
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