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4. The Jewish Feast of Purim or Lots in 1712

The Jewish Feast of Purim or Lots in 1712
Date:
1858, 1858, and 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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

21. Mietje Paerl, circa 1938

Mietje Paerl, circa 1938
Date:
1930-1939
Description:
This circa 1938 photograph was taken in Amsterdam and shows Vera's maternal grandmother, Mietje Paerl (née Hymans).

22. Dientje Krant and Edith Koster, 1941

Dientje Krant and Edith Koster, 1941
Date:
1941
Description:
This 1941 photograph was taken in Amstersam at the home of Edith Koster, Dientje's closest friend. It shows Dientje (left) and Edith (right), who died during the war.

23. Anna Philine Nathans-Paerl false identification, 1941

Anna Philine Nathans-Paerl false identification, 1941
Date:
1941
Description:
This 1941 false identification was used by Anna Philine Nathans-Paerl, mother of Vera Nathans. Anna used this identification during the war until it was discovered that she was Jewish and then she was sent to Bergen-Belsen.

25. Dientje Krant, 1942

Dientje Krant, 1942
Date:
1942
Description:
This 1942 photograph shows Dientje Krant with a stuffed dog at Edith Koster's house in Amsterdam, just before she went into hiding.

26. Nathans and Blauuw families, 1964

Nathans and Blauuw families, 1964
Date:
1964
Description:
This 1964 photograph was taken at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and shows Vera with members of her family along with one of the nurses, Corrie Blauuw, who hid her during the war and her family. Also seen in the photograph is Nico Visjager, who was hidden with Vera during the war. Corrie protected the two children by claiming that they were her twins. Pictured, from left: Ans Nathans, Vera's mother; Vera Nathans; Corrie Blauuw; Corrie's unnamed sister; Corrie's unnamed niece; Nico Visjager, Vera's “twin” while in hiding; Mieke Nathans, Vera's sister; Hemmy Nathans, Vera's father.

27. Nico and Ellen Visjager, circa 1968

Nico and Ellen Visjager, circa 1968
Date:
1960-1969
Description:
This circa 1968 photograph was taken in Amsterdam and shows Nico Visjager, who was hidden with Vera during the war, and his wife, Ellen.

30. Der Joden Biddekleed, en Gedenk-Ceedels aan Hoofd en Hand

Der Joden Biddekleed, en Gedenk-Ceedels aan Hoofd en Hand
Date:
1700
Description:
Black-and-white etching depicting a Jewish man wearing a tallis (prayer shawl) and tefillin (phylacteries). He stands in front of the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam. Text excerpted from Deuteronomy 6:8-9: "And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand, and they shall be for frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates." Etching by Jan Luyken. From Mosaize historie der Hebreeuwse kerke, Volume 3, by Willem Goeree, published Amsterdam: Willem and David Goeree.

34. Les Acafoth ou les sept tours, autour du Cercueil / Les Assistans jettent de la terre sur le Corps

Les Acafoth ou les sept tours, autour du Cercueil / Les Assistans jettent de la terre sur le Corps
Date:
1723
Description:
Black-and-white engravings depicting a Jewish funeral, above, and a Jewish burial, 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.

35. Les Acafoth ou les sept tours, autour du Cercueil

Les Acafoth ou les sept tours, autour du Cercueil
Date:
1819
Description:
Black-and-white engraving depicting a Jewish funeral. Engraving after Bernard Picart. From Histoire des religions et des moeurs de tous les peuples du monde / avec 600 gravures, représentant toutes les cérémonies et coutumes religieuses, dessinées et gravées par le célèbre B. Picart ; publiées en Hollande, par J.-Fr. Bernard, Volume 5, published Paris: A. Belin, 1816-1819.

36. Les Acafoth ou les sept tours, autour du Cercueil / The Acafoth, or the Seven turns round the Coffin - Les Assistans jettent de la terre sur le Corps / The Assistants throws mould upon the Corps

Les Acafoth ou les sept tours, autour du Cercueil / The Acafoth, or the Seven turns round the Coffin - Les Assistans jettent de la terre sur le Corps / The Assistants throws mould upon the Corps
Description:
Black-and-white engravings depicting a Jewish funeral, above, and a Jewish burial, 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.

37. La Péntitence des Juifs Allemans dans leur Synagogue

La Péntitence des Juifs Allemans dans leur Synagogue
Date:
1737
Description:
Black-and-white engraving depicting the Yom Kippur ritual of malkot (lashes) in the Great Synagogue of Amsterdam. Engraving by Pieter Tanjé after Louis Fabricius Dubourg. 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 5, published Amsterdam: J.F. Bernard, 1723-1737.

38. Le Son du Cor au Premier Jour de l'An / Le Chipur, ou le Jour du Pardon tel qu'il se celêbre chez les Juifs Allemands

Le Son du Cor au Premier Jour de l'An / Le Chipur, ou le Jour du Pardon tel qu'il se celêbre chez les Juifs Allemands
Date:
1725
Description:
Black-and-white engravings depicting blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah at the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, above, and Yom Kippur at the Ashkenazi Obbene Shul in Amsterdam, 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.

39. Le Chipur, ou le Jour du Pardon tel qu'il se celêbre chez les Juifs Allemands

Le Chipur, ou le Jour du Pardon tel qu'il se celêbre chez les Juifs Allemands
Date:
1819
Description:
Black-and-white engraving depicting Yom Kippur at the Ashkenazi Obbene Shul in Amsterdam. Engraving after Bernard Picart. From Histoire des religions et des moeurs de tous les peuples du monde / avec 600 gravures, représentant toutes les cérémonies et coutumes religieuses, dessinées et gravées par le célèbre B. Picart ; publiées en Hollande, par J.-Fr. Bernard, Volume 5, published Paris: A. Belin, 1816-1819.

40. Cérémonie Nuptiale des Juifs Portugais / Cérémonie Nuptiale des Juifs Allemands

Cérémonie Nuptiale des Juifs Portugais / Cérémonie Nuptiale des Juifs Allemands
Date:
1722
Description:
Black-and-white engravings depicting a marriage ceremony of Portuguese Jews, above, and Ashkenazi Jews, below, in 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.

43. Le Son du Cor au Premier Jour de l'An / Sounding the Horn on New Years Day - Le Chipur, ou le Jour du Pardon tel qu'il se celêbre chez les Juifs Allemands / The Chipur, or Day of Forgiveness Observed by the Jews in Germany

Le Son du Cor au Premier Jour de l'An / Sounding the Horn on New Years Day - Le Chipur, ou le Jour du Pardon tel qu'il se celêbre chez les Juifs Allemands / The Chipur, or Day of Forgiveness Observed by the Jews in Germany
Description:
Black-and-white engravings depicting blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah at the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, above, and Yom Kippur at the Ashkenazi Obbene Shul in Amsterdam, 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.

44. Cérémonie Nuptiale des Juifs Portugais / Nuptial Ceremony of the Portuguese Jews - Cérémonie Nuptiale des Juifs Allemands / Nuptial Ceremony of the German Jews

Cérémonie Nuptiale des Juifs Portugais / Nuptial Ceremony of the Portuguese Jews - Cérémonie Nuptiale des Juifs Allemands / Nuptial Ceremony of the German Jews
Description:
Black-and-white engravings depicting a marriage ceremony of Portuguese Jews, above, and Ashkenazi Jews, below, in Amsterdam. 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.

45. De Hoogduitsche Jooden Kerk / La Sijnagogue allemande

De Hoogduitsche Jooden Kerk / La Sijnagogue allemande
Date:
1825
Description:
Hand-colored etching of the exteriors of the New Synagogue and Great Synagogue in Amsterdam. Engraving by Willem Hendrik Hoogamer after a drawing by Cornelis de Kruyff. From Vues choisies d'Amsterdam et ses environs dessinées d'après nature par C. de Kuyf et autres artistes, published Amsterdam: chez Franois Buffa & Fils.

46. La Façade de la Sinagogue Allemande

La Façade de la Sinagogue Allemande
Date:
1802
Description:
Black-and-white engraving of the exteriors of the New Synagogue and Great Synagogue in Amsterdam. From Le guide d'Amsterdam, ou description de ce qu'il y a de plus intéressant.

47. Celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles, a great Festival among the Jews

Celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles, a great Festival among the Jews
Date:
1780
Description:
Black-and-white engraving depicting the interior of a sukkah during the celebration of Sukkot. 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.

48. Kokadorus oop het Amstelveld

Kokadorus oop het Amstelveld
Date:
1904
Description:
Black-and-white photographic portrait of market vendor Meier Linnewiel (1876-1934), known as Kokadorus, at the market on the Amstelveld.

53. Portugese Synagoge Amsterdam

Portugese Synagoge Amsterdam
Description:
Black-and-white photographic postcard of the interior of the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam.

56. Amsterdam, Muiderstraat

Amsterdam, Muiderstraat
Description:
Black-and-white photographic postcard of the exterior of the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam.

59. Portugese Synagoge Amsterdam

Portugese Synagoge Amsterdam
Description:
Black-and-white photographic postcard of the interior of the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam.

61. Portugese Synagoge Amsterdam

Portugese Synagoge Amsterdam
Description:
Black-and-white photographic postcard of the inner court and gate of the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam.

64. Mr. Cocadorus, Markthumorist. Amsterdam.

Mr. Cocadorus, Markthumorist. Amsterdam.
Date:
1910
Description:
Black-and-white photographic portrait of market vendor Meier Linnewiel (1876-1934), known as Kokadorus, at the market on the Amstelveld.

67. Amsterdam. Weesperstraat.

Amsterdam. Weesperstraat.
Description:
Black-and-white photographic postcard of the Weesperstraat, a street in the Jewish quarter of Amsterdam.

69. Liberaal Joodse Gemeente Amsterdam

Liberaal Joodse Gemeente Amsterdam
Description:
Black-and-white photographic postcard of the interior of the synagogue of the Liberal Jewish Community of Amsterdam.

71. Portugese Synagoge Amsterdam

Portugese Synagoge Amsterdam
Description:
Black-and-white photographic postcard of the interior of the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam.

77. AMSTERDAM, Waterlooplein

AMSTERDAM, Waterlooplein
Description:
Color postcard of the Waterlooplein, a square in the Jewish quarter of Amsterdam.

80. Amsterdam. Joden Breestraat.

Amsterdam. Joden Breestraat.
Description:
Black-and-white photographic postcard of the Jodenbreestraat, a street in the Jewish quarter of Amsterdam.

81. Amsterdam. Weesperstraat.

Amsterdam. Weesperstraat.
Description:
Black-and-white photographic postcard of the Weesperstraat, a street in the Jewish quarter of Amsterdam.

82. Het bad der Hoogduitsche Jooden, te Amsterdam

Het bad der Hoogduitsche Jooden, te Amsterdam
Date:
1783
Description:
Black-and-white engraving depicting the mikveh of the Great Synagogue in Amsterdam. Engraving by Caspar Jacobsz Philips after a drawing by Pieter Wagenaar, Jr. From Oude en tegenwoordige staat en geschiedenis van alle godsdiensten by William Hurd, Volume 1, published Amsterdam: M. de Bruyn, 1781-1791.

86. Gezicht der Portugeesche en Hoogduitsche Jooden-Synagogen, nevens het Feest der Loofhutten te Amsterdam

Gezicht der Portugeesche en Hoogduitsche Jooden-Synagogen, nevens het Feest der Loofhutten te Amsterdam
Date:
1782
Description:
Black-and-white engraving of the Portuguese Synagogue, New Synagogue, and Great Synagogue in Amsterdam during the celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot). Engraving by Caspar Jacobsz Philips after a drawing by Pieter Wagenaar, Jr. From Oude en tegenwoordige staat en geschiedenis van alle godsdiensten by William Hurd, published Amsterdam: M. de Bruyn, 1781-1791.

89. Het Jonas Daniël Meyerplein te Amsterdam

Het Jonas Daniël Meyerplein te Amsterdam
Date:
1925
Description:
Black-and-white print of the exterior of the New Synagogue in Amsterdam. From an original illustration by Johannes Antonius (Anton) Jakma. Published in the Gedenkboek ter gelegenheid von het 40-jarig bestaan van het Centraal Blad voor Israelieten in Nederland, which celebrated the 40th anniversary of the weekly newspaper Centraal blad voor Israëlieten in Nederland.

91. Religious Penance observ'd by the ancient Jews

Religious Penance observ'd by the ancient Jews
Date:
1811
Description:
Black-and-white engraving depicting the Yom Kippur ritual of malkot (lashes) in the Great Synagogue of Amsterdam. Engraving after Bernard Picart. From A new univeral history of the religious rites, ceremonies and customs of the whole world by William Hurd, published Manchester: J. Gleave.

92. Anne Frank Huis

Anne Frank Huis
Description:
Postcard with a black-and-white photograph of the exterior of the Anne Frank House.

93. Anne Frank Huis

Anne Frank Huis
Description:
Postcard with a black-and-white photograph of the exterior of the Anne Frank House.

94. Religious Penance observ'd by the antient Jews

Religious Penance observ'd by the antient Jews
Date:
1780
Description:
Black-and-white engraving depicting the Yom Kippur ritual of malkot (lashes) in the Great Synagogue of 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.

95. [Hollandsche Schouwburg, chapelle ardente]

[Hollandsche Schouwburg, chapelle ardente]
Description:
Postcard with a black-and-white photograph of the chapelle ardente 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.

96. [Hollandsche Schouwburg, chapelle ardente]

[Hollandsche Schouwburg, chapelle ardente]
Description:
Postcard with a black-and-white photograph of the chapelle ardente 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.

97. Les Assistans jettent de la terre sur le Corps

Les Assistans jettent de la terre sur le Corps
Date:
1819
Description:
Black-and-white engraving depicting a Jewish burial. Engraving after Bernard Picart. From Histoire des religions et des moeurs de tous les peuples du monde / avec 600 gravures, représentant toutes les cérémonies et coutumes religieuses, dessinées et gravées par le célèbre B. Picart ; publiées en Hollande, par J.-Fr. Bernard, Volume 5, published Paris: A. Belin, 1816-1819.

98. Le Son du Cor au Premier Jour de l'An

Le Son du Cor au Premier Jour de l'An
Date:
1819
Description:
Black-and-white engraving depicting blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah at the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam. Engraving after Bernard Picart. From Histoire des religions et des moeurs de tous les peuples du monde / avec 600 gravures, représentant toutes les cérémonies et coutumes religieuses, dessinées et gravées par le célèbre B. Picart ; publiées en Hollande, par J.-Fr. Bernard, Volume 5, published Paris: A. Belin, 1816-1819.

99. Gemaskerd bal, by gelegenheid van het Joodsche Purim-Feest

Gemaskerd bal, by gelegenheid van het Joodsche Purim-Feest
Date:
1780
Description:
Black-and-white engraving depicting a masked ball on the occasion of Purim. Engraving by Caspar Jacobsz Philips after a drawing by Pieter Wagenaar, Jr. From Oude en tegenwoordige staat en geschiedenis van alle godsdiensten, Volume 1, by William Hurd, published Amsterdam: M. de Bruyn, 1781-1791.

100. Op de Beurs

Op de Beurs
Date:
1870
Description:
Black-and-white illustration of two men outside the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, with the text of their humorous conversation printed beneath. One man is updating the other man on his life since they last saw each other. He has married a coquettish woman, who brought a lot of money to the marriage. The person to whom he entrusted the funds ran off with the money--which is for the best, because his wife ran off with the man. Published in Asmodée: geillustreerde almanak.