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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.
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…

Contributor:

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.
Alte Synagogue (Berlin)
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Built by the non-Jewish architect Michael Kemmeter, the Alte Synagoge (Synagogue) was the first edifice in Berlin built specifically to serve this function. Originally known as the Heidereutergasse…

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Michael Kemmeter, Anna Maria Werner, A.B. Goblin, Friedrich August Calau

Places:

Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (Berlin, Germany)

Date:

1714

Subjects:

Synagogue, Print, Cities, Community, Art

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Architecture, Print & Book Culture
Print engraving of room interior with central podium, Torah ark on far wall, and rows of pews on either side of podium, with German and Hebrew text below.