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Epitaph from the Tombstone of Rebecca Henriquez da Costa
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On the day of my abundant joy illness suddenly overcame me Birth pangs and rupture overwhelmed me I gave birth and died, like a blossom I turned away And the fruit of my womb was brought with me to…

Contributor:

Rebecca Henriquez da Costa

Places:

Cassipora, Dutch Colonial Empire (Cassipora, Suriname)

Date:

1771

Subjects:

Life cycle, Death, Birth, Mourning, Tombs

Categories:

History, Inscriptions
Tzedek ve-Shalom Synagogue, Suriname
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Built in 1736, the Tzedek ve-Shalom synagogue served a Sephardic congregation of Spanish and Portuguese Jews who had migrated from Holland to Suriname. Located in Suriname’s capital of Paramaribo, the…

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Artist Unknown

Places:

Paramaribo, Dutch Colonial Empire (Paramaribo, Suriname)

Date:

1736

Subjects:

Synagogue, Community, Colonialism, Art, Aesthetics

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Architecture, Decorative Arts
Photograph of rectangular room with arched windows, floor covered in sand, wooden cabinet on far wall, wooden benches on left side and along walls, and wooden lectern on right side.
Anti-Slave Prayer
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Blessed and powerful God, eternally [ . . . ] universal ruler, Lord of Hosts; we have come to beg of you and pray for the safety of the state, as you ordered us through your prophet: “Seek the welfare…

Contributor:

David Hisquiau Baruch Louzada

Places:

Jodensavanne, Dutch Colonial Empire (Joden Savanna, Suriname)

Date:

ca. 1790

Subjects:

Prayer, Government, Slavery, Racism, Colonialism

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Prayer & Liturgy
Manuscript page with vocalized Hebrew text and torn edges.