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The Esnoga (Portuguese Synagogue) in Amsterdam
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To celebrate the opening of the Esnoga synagogue in Amsterdam in 1675, the Sephardic community commissioned the distinguished artist Romeyn de Hooghe to depict its dedication. In 1670, Amsterdam’s…

Contributor:

Romeyn de Hooghe

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1675

Subjects:

Print, Synagogue, Cities, Ashkenazi, Community

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Cartooning & Graphic Art
Print depicting crowded interior of room with tall ceiling, chandelier, and columns and second floor balcony along perimeter of room, a floorplan in the upper left corner and an exterior view in the upper right corner.
Catalogo dos Libros que Semuel Ben Israel Soeiro Vende (Catalogue of Books for Sale by Samuel Ben Israel Soeiro)
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These three pages come from a catalogue of books listed for sale by Samuel Ben Israel Soeiro, a bookseller in Amsterdam. It lists first the Hebrew books and then the ones in Spanish. He printed the…

Contributor:

Samuel ben Israel Soeiro, Menasseh Ben Israel

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1652

Subjects:

Print, Libraries, Jewish languages, Economic life, Christian-Jewish relations

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Lists & Catalogues
Printed page in Portuguese with two narrow columns on right of main text.