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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…

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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.
Portuguese and Ashkenazic Synagogues in Amsterdam
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In 1670, Amsterdam’s Portuguese Jewish community commissioned a new synagogue, which, when finished, was the largest in the world. The master mason Elias Bouman, a non-Jew who had helped design the…

Contributor:

Adolf van der Laan

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1710

Subjects:

Print, Art, Synagogue, Cities, Ashkenazi

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Cartooning & Graphic Art, Architecture
Print of city square with large buildings, river, trees, and many people, with Dutch title in ribbon above, and French and English text on bottom margin.
Medal Honoring Eleazar ben Samuel’s Appointment as Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi in Amsterdam
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In 1735, Eleazar ben Samuel arrived in Amsterdam to take up the post of chief rabbi of the Ashkenazic community. To mark the occasion, Joel ben Lippman Levi minted a medal. On the front of the medal…

Contributor:

Joel ben Lippman Levi

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1735

Subjects:

Rabbis, Synagogue, Education, Cities, Ashkenazi

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Coins
Medal of man with open book.