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1. 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.

2. 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.

4. 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.

8. 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.

10. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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).

15. 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.

16. 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.

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. The Search for the Leavened Bread, &c. a domestic Ceremony in the Jewish Religion

Date:
1780
Description:
Black-and-white engraving depicting the Passover custom of the mother placing bits of unleavened bread for the father and children to discover and dispose of. 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.

26. 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.

28. 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.

32. 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.

33. 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.

34. 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.

35. 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.

36. 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.

37. 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.

38. 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.

39. 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.

40. 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.

41. 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.

42. 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.

45. 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.

47. 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.

48. 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.

49. 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.

50. 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.