My Copy of Menasseh ben Israel by Steven Nadler

Years after reading his book Rembrandt's Jews (2003), I finally got to meet Dr. Steven Nadler and hear the professor of philosophy discuss his new biography Menasseh ben Israel: Rabbi of Amsterdam (2018). Dr. Nadler, an expert on the Jewish community of 17th century Amsterdam, signed and inscribed my copy of his most recent book.

Menasseh ben Israel and Baruch Spinoza, Jews of 17th century Amsterdam
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The Amsterdam Haggadah of 1695

This Haggadah was printed by the Amsterdam Jewish community. Haggadot are used for celebrating the Passover Seder and this illustrated edition has been highly influential over the centuries.  It dates from 1695, or about 240 years after the first Gutenberg Bible.

                 

   

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