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The Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam
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This image depicts the interior of the synagogue that served the Beth Israel congregation in Amsterdam. Before 1639, there were three Sephardic congregations in Amsterdam: Beth Jacob (founded possibly…

Contributor:

Jan Veenhuyzen

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1647

Subjects:

Art, Synagogue, Artists, Cities, Sephardic

Categories:

Cartooning & graphic art, Architecture
Print of building interior with central podium, columns, and second floor balcony.
Sukkot Celebrations
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Between 1723 and 1737, illustrator Bernard Picart partnered with the Dutch bookseller, editor, and publisher Jean-Frédéric Bernard on Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde (R…

Contributor:

Bernard Picart

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1724

Subjects:

Holidays, Sukkot, Synagogue, Food and drink, Sephardic

Categories:

Print & book culture, Cartooning & graphic art
Print of two scenes: top shows a procession of men in prayer shawls holding branches through a synagogue. Bottom shows a group of people eating at a table in a tabernacle.