Amsterdam Portuguese Synagogue

The King of Spain expelled the Jews in 1492. Many sought refuge in some areas of the Portuguese frontier with Spain. Four years later the Portuguese king took a similar decision. Some Jews left for Turkey. Many settled in the Netherlands. In Amsterdam they built an important Synagogue.


O rei de Espanha expulsou os Judeus em 1492. Muito refugiaram-se nas zonas da fronteira portuguesa com a Espanha. Quatro anos depois o rei português tomou idêntica decisão. Uns partiram para a Turquia. Muitos instalaram-se na Holanda. Em Amsterdão construíram importante Sinagoga.

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669)-'interior of the Portuguese Synagogue, Amsterdam'-oil on canvas

Gerrit Adriaenszoon Berckheyd (1638-1698)-'view of the Portuguese and the Grete Synagogue-oil on panel Private collection

Emmanuel de Witte (1627-1703)-'interior of the Portuguese Synagogue'-oil on canvas Amsterdam-Rijksmuseum

Johannes Bosboom (1817)-'the Portuguese Synagogue, Amsterdam in the Esnoga'-oil on canvas

Jacob Émile Édouard Brandon (1831-1698)-'interior of the Portuguese Synagogue-oil on canvas-1867