Interior of the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam during the dedication, 1675. View of the interior of the Portuguese synagogue in Amsterdam during the initiation on 2 August 1675. In the middle, on the Teba, the Chazan to the east. On the right, the torar rolls, worn by men and interspersed are worn by men with a torch or a candle, in a procession to the Holy Ark (Aron Hakodesh or Hechal). Upstairs in the middle, the Amsterdam townsmaggant and the personification of freedom of conscience give a Jewish priest with prayer coil and a kneeling woman with legal statements to exercise their religio


Interior of the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam during the dedication, 1675. View of the interior of the Portuguese synagogue in Amsterdam during the initiation on 2 August 1675. In the middle, on the Teba, the Chazan to the east. On the right, the torar rolls, worn by men and interspersed are worn by men with a torch or a candle, in a procession to the Holy Ark (Aron Hakodesh or Hechal). Upstairs in the middle, the Amsterdam townsmaggant and the personification of freedom of conscience give a Jewish priest with prayer coil and a kneeling woman with legal statements to exercise their religion. Left of this a map of the temple, right a face on the outside. On either side medallions with the names of regents of the synagogue, members of the building committee and persons who performed ceremonies during the initiation.


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