A Dictionary of London. Henry A Harben. 1918.
Spanish and Portuguese Jews — are a distinctive sub group of Sephardim who have their main ethnic origins within the crypto Jewish communities of the Iberian peninsula and who shaped communities mainly in Western Europe and the Americas from the late 16th century on. These… … Wikipedia
Bevis Marks — East from St. Mary Axe at No. 52 to Duke Street (P.O. Directory). In Aldgate Ward. First mention: Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 81. Earlier forms : Bewesmarkes, 1407 (Ct. H.W. ii. 372). Bevys Marke, 1450 (ib. 518). Bevesmarkes, 4 H. VIII.… … Dictionary of London
Bevis Marks Synagogue — Infobox religious building building name= Bevis Marks Synagogue caption= location=Flagicon|UK London, England geo= religious affiliation=Orthodox Judaism rite =Spanish and Portuguese district= functional status=Active heritage designation =Grade… … Wikipedia
Plough Yard, Bevis Marks — South out of Bevis Marks. In Aldgate Ward (Strype, 1720 and 1755). Plow Yard (O. and M. 1677). Now forms an entrance and Court to the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue … Dictionary of London
SYNAGOGUE — This article is arranged according to the following outline. origins and history until the first century first century c.e. middle ages modern period … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Great Synagogue (Gibraltar) — Infobox religious building building name=Gibraltar Great Synagogue Kahal Kadosh Shaar Hashamayim קהל קדוש שער השמיים caption= location=47/49 Engineer Lane Flagicon|GIB Gibraltar geo= religious affiliation=Orthodox Judaism province= district=… … Wikipedia
David de Aaron de Sola — Portrait of David Aaron de Sola, from the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia. David de Aaron de Sola or David Aaron de Sola (1796 – 1860) (Hebrew: דוד אהרן די סולה) was a rabbi and author, born in Amsterdam, the son of Aaron de Sola. When but eleven years… … Wikipedia
Oldest synagogues in the world — The Santa María la Blanca synagogue was built in Toledo, Spain in 1190 … Wikipedia
MUSEUMS — In her entry on museums for the 1948 Universal Jewish Encyclopedia the eminent historian of Jewish art Rachel Bernstein Wischnitzer (1885–1989), founding curator of the Jewish Museum in Berlin, cited the origin of collecting and exhibiting of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MOCATTA — MOCATTA, English family of Marrano origin. MOSES MOCATTA (d. 1693), who came from Amsterdam, appears in a Bevis Marks (London) synagogue list in 1671. He was a diamond broker and merchant. His granddaughter REBECCA married as her second husband… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
