This is a Jewish almanac published in Amsterdam in 1818. It was designed as a pocket edition for merchants traveling the world. The almanac is printed in Dutch, with months, holidays, festivals, and Torah portions transliterated into Latin letters. It includes details about Dutch synagogues and rabbis; a chronicle of world history from creation (including the Spanish Expulsion, establishment of Jewish communities in England, Surinam, and Holland, and the translation of the Torah by Moses Mendelssohn); lists of princes and princesses of the House of Orange-Nassau; essays; and information about transportation. The almanac also contains an early mention of the Jewish community in Suriname, South America.
Subject: Suriname -- History -- 19th century
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Programma der Buitengewone Godsdienstoefening ter gelegenheid van de Troonsbestijging van Koningin Wilhelmina der Nederlanden, Suriname 1898: Program of Extraordinary Synagogue ServiceProgram for an Extraordinary Synagogue Service held in Paramaribo, Suriname on January 1, 1898, to commemorate the enthronement of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. The program is in Dutch.
Regulations of the Poor Relief of the Dutch Israelite Congregation in SurinameBook containing the regulations of the poor relief of the Dutch Israelite Congregation in Suriname. Published by Van Embden in Amsterdam in 1835. Includes handwritten notes and additions. The book is relevant to Paramaribo, Suriname.