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111. Jewish Ceremony of Sounding the Horn on New Year's Day

Jewish Ceremony of Sounding the Horn on New Year's Day
Date:
1780
Description:
Black-and-white engraving depicting blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah at the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam. Engraving after Bernard Picart. From A new and univeral history of the religious rites and ceremonies of all nations in the world by William Hurd, published London: A. Hogg.

112. The Nuptial Ceremony of the Portuguese Jews

The Nuptial Ceremony of the Portuguese Jews
Date:
1780
Description:
Black-and-white engraving depicting a marriage ceremony of Portuguese Jews in Amsterdam. Engraving after Bernard Picart. From A new and univeral history of the religious rites and ceremonies of all nations in the world by William Hurd, published London: A. Hogg.

113. Procession des Palmes chez les Juifs Portugais / Repas des Juifs pendant la Fête des Tentes

Procession des Palmes chez les Juifs Portugais / Repas des Juifs pendant la Fête des Tentes
Date:
1724
Description:
Black-and-white engravings depicting Sukkot at the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, above, and Portuguese Jews in a sukkah during Sukkot, below. Engraving by Bernard Picart. From Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde representées par des figures dessinées de la main de Bernard Picard: avec une explication historique, & quelques dissertations curieuses, Volume 1, published Amsterdam: J.F. Bernard, 1723-1737.

114. The Procession of the Palmes of the Portuguese Jews / Procession des Palmes chez les Juifs Portugais - Jewish entertainment during the Feast of Tabernacles / Repas des Juifs pendant la Fête des Tentes

The Procession of the Palmes of the Portuguese Jews / Procession des Palmes chez les Juifs Portugais - Jewish entertainment during the Feast of Tabernacles / Repas des Juifs pendant la Fête des Tentes
Description:
Black-and-white engravings depicting Sukkot at the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, above, and Portuguese Jews in a sukkah during Sukkot, below. Engraving by Claude Du Bosc after Bernard Picart. From The Ceremonies and Religious Customs of the Various Nations of the Known World : together with historical annotations and several curious discourses... Written originally in French, and illustrated with a large number of folio copper plates designed by Mr. Bernard Picart, and curiously engraved by most of the best hands in Europe..., Volume 1, published London: William Jackson and Claude Dubosc, 1733-1739.

116. Simcha Tora ou Ioye pour la Loy / Manière de conduire les Époux de la Loy, chez eux

Simcha Tora ou Ioye pour la Loy / Manière de conduire les Époux de la Loy, chez eux
Date:
1725
Description:
Black-and-white engravings depicting the celebration of Simchat Torah by the Portuguese Jews of Amsterdam. Engraving by Bernard Picart. From Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde representées par des figures dessinées de la main de Bernard Picard: avec une explication historique, & quelques dissertations curieuses, Volume 1, published Amsterdam: J.F. Bernard, 1723-1737.

117. La Circoncision des Juifs Portugais / Le Rachat du Premier Né

La Circoncision des Juifs Portugais / Le Rachat du Premier Né
Date:
1741
Description:
Black-and-white engravings depicting a circumcision performed by a Portuguese Jewish family in Amsterdam, above, and pidyon haben (redemption of the first-born son), below. Engraving after Bernard Picart. From Histoire générale des cérémonies, moeurs, et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde / representées en 243 figures dessinées de la main de Bernard Picard, avec des explications historiques & curieuses par M. l’abbé Banier & par M. l’abbé Mascrier, Volume 1, published Paris: Rollin fils, 1741.

118. La Circoncision des Juifs Portugais / Le Rachat du Premier Né

La Circoncision des Juifs Portugais / Le Rachat du Premier Né
Date:
1722
Description:
Black-and-white engravings depicting a circumcision performed by a Portuguese Jewish family in Amsterdam, above, and pidyon haben (redemption of the first-born son), below. Engraving by Bernard Picart. From Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde representées par des figures dessinées de la main de Bernard Picard: avec une explication historique, & quelques dissertations curieuses, Volume 1, published Amsterdam: J.F. Bernard, 1723-1737.

119. The Spouses of the Law conducted home

The Spouses of the Law conducted home
Description:
Black-and-white engraving depicting the celebration of Simchat Torah by the Portuguese Jews of Amsterdam. Engraving Thomas Bowles after Bernard Picart.

120. [Hollandsche Schouwburg, court and monument]

[Hollandsche Schouwburg, court and monument]
Description:
Postcard with a black-and-white photograph of the court and monument at the Hollandse Schouwburg. The building served as a theater from 1892 to 1943 and as a deportation center for Jews during the Holocaust. It is currently a Jewish museum and memorial.