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Acordos (Regulations): On Synagogue Behavior
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In the name of the blessed God. By virtue of the Regulation made and published on the 18th of Sivan, Yr: 5471 [1711], holding those [boys] of the age of 16 years subject to the orders of the…

Contributor:

The Jewish Community of Curaçao

Places:

Curaçao, Dutch Colonial Empire (Curaçao)

Date:

1717

Subjects:

Synagogue, Education, Adolescence, Community, Leadership

Categories:

Law, Legal Documents, Religion & Theology
The Mikve Israel-Emanuel Synagogue, Entrance
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Mikve Israel-Emanuel is a synagogue that served the Spanish Portuguese Jewish community in Curaçao (and continues to function today as a Reconstructionist congregation). It is the oldest surviving…

Places:

Willemstad, Dutch Colonial Empire (Willemstad, Curaçao)

Date:

1732

Subjects:

Synagogue, Colonialism, Community, Diaspora, Sephardic

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Architecture
Photograph of arched entrance to building with Hebrew over lintel.
The Mikve Israel-Emanuel Synagogue, Interior
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The Mikve Israel-Emanuel is a synagogue that served the Spanish Portuguese Jewish community in Curaçao (and continues to function today as a Reconstructionist congregation). This synagogue is the…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Curaçao, Dutch Colonial Empire (Curaçao)

Date:

1732

Subjects:

Synagogue, Community, Art, Aesthetics

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Architecture, Decorative Arts
Photograph of room with central podium, two-story columns, benches facing podium, and balcony above, with sand floor.