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Livro de ascamot (Book of Regulations): On Non-Jews in Synagogue
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No one may accommodate non-Jews [in the synagogue] without the permission of the mahamad [board of governors]. In the past, it was promulgated that no person may get up from his place to go to greet…

Contributor:

The Spanish and Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1640

Subjects:

Synagogue, Gentiles, Christian-Jewish relations, Communal organizations, Prayer & liturgy

Categories:

Law, Legal documents
Notisias dos Judeos de Cochim (Report on the Jews of Cochin)
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Moved by the fraternal love nourished in my…

Contributor:

Moses Pereyra de Paiva

Places:

Cochin, Cochin (Ernakulam, India)

Date:

1687

Subjects:

Travel, Community, Synagogue, Communal organizations, Writing

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Travel Writing, Reportage