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4. The Jewish Feast of Purim or Lots in 1712

Date:
1858,1858,1860
Description:
Black-and-white engraving of the interior of the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, during the celebration of Purim. Engraving by William Forrest after an engraving by Bernard Picart. From The faiths of the world : an account of all religions and religious sects, their doctrines, rites, ceremonies, and customs by James Gardner. Published London & Edinburgh: A. Fullarton & Co.

5. The Jewish Feast of Purim or Lots in 1712

Date:
1712
Description:
Black-and-white engraving of the celebration of Purim at the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam in 1712. Engraving by William Forrest after an engraving by Bernard Picart. From The faiths of the world; an account of all religions and religious sects, their doctrines, rites, ceremonies, and customs, published Edinburgh: A. Fullarton & Co.

10. Lion Barend Paerl synagogue certificate, 1833

Date:
1833
Description:
This 1833 certificate designates Lion Barend Paerl, maternal great-great-great-grandfather of Vera Nathans, as the president of the Nederlandsche Israelitische Hoofd-Synagoge te Amsterdam.

14. Lion Barend Paerl birth certificate, 1859

Date:
1859
Description:
This is the 1859 birth certificate for Lion Barend Paerl, son of Barend Lion Paerl and Sophia Jacobs, and maternal great-grandfather of Vera Nathans.

16. Le Serment du Daian Cardoze, synagogue d'Amsterdam, le 22 juillet 1866

Date:
1867
Description:
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of Talmudist David de Jahacob Lopez Cardozo giving a sermon in the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam on July 22, 1866. After an oil painting by Jacob-Emile-Edouard Brandon. Published in the August 3, 1867, edition of Le Monde illustré.

17. Synagogedienst ter gelegenheid van het 300-jarig bestaan van de hoogduitse Gemeente in Amsterdam, in 1935. Martin Monnickendam (1874-1943), pastel en gouache; 1935 / Synagogue service commemorating the 300th anniversary of the Ashkenazic Community of Amsterdam, in 1935. Martin Monnickendam (1874-1943), pastel and gouache

Description:
Postcard with a reproduction of Martin Monnickendam's painting of a synagogue service commemorating the 300th anniversary of the Ashkenazic Community of Amsterdam.

20. Berend Lion Paerl, circa 1938

Date:
1930-1939
Description:
This circa 1938 photograph was taken in Amsterdam and shows Vera's maternal grandfather, Berend Lion Paerl.