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1. Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. Bird's eye view of Wilhelmina Park with statue of the late Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and 100-year-old Jewish Reform Temple Emanuel in background.

Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. Bird's eye view of Wilhelmina Park with statue of the late Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and 100-year-old Jewish Reform Temple Emanuel in background.

Date:: 1970
Description:: Color photographic postcard with an aerial view of Wilhelmina Park, including Temple Emanuel, in Willemstad.

2. Partial view of the patio of the Jewish Cultural Historical Museum, showing replicas of four of the beautifully carved tombstones in the historic Bet Hayim cemetery, consecrated in 1659, the oldest in the Western Hemisphere.

Partial view of the patio of the Jewish Cultural Historical Museum, showing replicas of four of the beautifully carved tombstones in the historic Bet Hayim cemetery, consecrated in 1659, the oldest in the Western Hemisphere.

Date:: 1900,1999
Description:: Color photographic postcard of replicas of four tombstones from the Beth Haim Cemetery in Bleinheim, held at the Jewish Cultural Historical museum in Curaçao.

3. Curacao, N.W.I., Synagogue Mikve Israel - Orthodox - (1730)

Curacao, N.W.I., Synagogue Mikve Israel - Orthodox - (1730)

Description:: Black-and-white photographic postcard of the exterior of Congregation Mikvé Israel-Emanuel in Willemstad.

4. Historic Mikve Israel-Emanuel Synagogue. Oldest in Western Hemisphere. Dedicated in 1732.

Historic Mikve Israel-Emanuel Synagogue. Oldest in Western Hemisphere. Dedicated in 1732.

Description:: Black-and-white postcard with a reproduction of a drawing by Helen Dovale depicting the exterior of Congregation Mikvé Israel-Emanuel in Willemstad.

5. Interior of Mikve Israel-Emanuel Synagogue, dedicated in 1732, oldest in continuous use in Western Hemisphere. View is towards main entrance, showing Tebah (reading platform) and beautiful old brass chandeliers over sandcovered floor flanked by mahogany wooden benches.

Interior of Mikve Israel-Emanuel Synagogue, dedicated in 1732, oldest in continuous use in Western Hemisphere. View is towards main entrance, showing Tebah (reading platform) and beautiful old brass chandeliers over sandcovered floor flanked by mahogany wooden benches.

Description:: Color photographic postcard of the interior of Congregation Mikvé Israel-Emanuel, including the bema, in Willemstad.

6. Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. Interior of Mikve Israel-Emmanuel Synagogue, dedicated in 1732, oldest in continuous use in Western Hemisphere. View shows mahogany Hekhal (older than the building itself) containing 18 scrolls and beautiful old brass chandeliers over sand covered floor.

Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. Interior of Mikve Israel-Emmanuel Synagogue, dedicated in 1732, oldest in continuous use in Western Hemisphere. View shows mahogany Hekhal (older than the building itself) containing 18 scrolls and beautiful old brass chandeliers over sand covered floor.

Description:: Color photographic postcard of the interior of Congregation Mikvé Israel-Emanuel, including the Torah ark, in Willemstad.

7. Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. Interior of Mikve Israel-Emmanuel Synagogue, dedicated in 1732, oldest in continuous use in Western Hemisphere. View shows mahogany Hekhal containing 18 scrolls and beautiful old brass chandeliers over sand covered floor.

Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. Interior of Mikve Israel-Emmanuel Synagogue, dedicated in 1732, oldest in continuous use in Western Hemisphere. View shows mahogany Hekhal containing 18 scrolls and beautiful old brass chandeliers over sand covered floor.

Description:: Color photographic postcard of the interior of Congregation Mikvé Israel-Emanuel, including the Torah ark, in Willemstad.

8. Interior of Mikve Israel-Emanuel Synagogue, dedicated in 1732, oldest in continuous use in Western Hemisphere. View is towards Hechal containing 18 scrolls and is taken from Tebah (reading platform) in center of sandcovered floor.

Interior of Mikve Israel-Emanuel Synagogue, dedicated in 1732, oldest in continuous use in Western Hemisphere. View is towards Hechal containing 18 scrolls and is taken from Tebah (reading platform) in center of sandcovered floor.

Description:: Color photographic postcard of the interior of Congregation Mikvé Israel-Emanuel, including the Torah ark, in Willemstad.

9. Willemstad, Curacao. Built in 1732, the Mikve Israel Synagogue on Columbusstraat is the oldest Jewish house of worship in the Western Hemisphere.

Willemstad, Curacao. Built in 1732, the Mikve Israel Synagogue on Columbusstraat is the oldest Jewish house of worship in the Western Hemisphere.

Description:: Color photographic postcard of the exterior of Congregation Mikvé Israel-Emanuel in Willemstad.

10. Historic Mikve Israel-Emanuel Synagogue. Oldest in Western Hemisphere. Dedicated in 1732.

Historic Mikve Israel-Emanuel Synagogue. Oldest in Western Hemisphere. Dedicated in 1732.

Description:: Color photographic postcard of the exterior of Congregation Mikvé Israel-Emanuel in Willemstad.