LIVORNO VISTA DA AMSTERDAM NEL XVIII SECOLO

This inquiry on the ties connecting the two powerful Jewish Portuguese communities of XVIII century Europe is based on letters to Leghorn registered in the Copiador de Cartas of the Portuguese Jewish Community in Amsterdam. It shows that Amsterdam and Leghorn were helping each other in such matters...

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Published in:La Rassegna mensile di Israel 2010-09, Vol.76 (3), p.55-75
Main Authors: Nahon, Gérard, Di Segni, Diana
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:Italian
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Saggi. Il mondo sefardita
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Summary:This inquiry on the ties connecting the two powerful Jewish Portuguese communities of XVIII century Europe is based on letters to Leghorn registered in the Copiador de Cartas of the Portuguese Jewish Community in Amsterdam. It shows that Amsterdam and Leghorn were helping each other in such matters as rescuing prisoners, sending funds to the Holy Land, defending against accusations of ritual murder and, generally speaking, assuming common tasks on behalf of the Jewish people. In the «Amsterdam-Leghorn connection» Amsterdam was loosing its previous primacy.
ISSN:0033-9792