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Established in 1616 as part of a yeshiva in Amsterdam, the Ets Ḥayim library continues to function to this day, making it the oldest operational Jewish library in the world. It moved to its current…
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The Spanish and Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam
Places:
Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1639
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God, blessed be He, knew very well that the people of Israel would be scattered among the nations and that most of them would not be able to understand the holy tongue [Hebrew]. Therefore our sages…
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Ḥayim Druker
Places:
Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1711