Amsterdam's churches - the Portuguese Synagogue
Amsterdam’s churches – the Portuguese Synagogue
The Portuguese Synagogue is found across the street from the Ashkenazi synagogue at Jonas Daniel Meijerplein in the former Jewish quarter of Amsterdam. In the 17th century, when it was built by Sephardic Jews, it was the largest synagogue in the world.
Of the large synagogue complex the Portuguese Synagogue (also called Esnoga or simply Snoge) is the only one that still fulfills its original…
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