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Sermão Moral e Panegírico

This is a printed sermon delivered by Rabbi Jacob Lopes da Fonseca at Congregation Mikveh Israel in Curaçao in 1780. The sermon, in Portuguese and Hebrew, was given in honor of David Morales. Jacob Lopes da Fonseca (1736-1815) was the first rabbi born in the Americas, having studied at the Eits Haim Seminary in Amsterdam before returning to Curaçao in 1764 to serve as chief rabbi for 52 years.

Associated People/Businesses

da Fonseca, Jahacob Lopes
Congregation Mikvé Israel-Emanuel (Willemstad, Curaçao)
LOPES DA FONSECA, JAHACOB (1736. ) / MORALES, DAVID

Geography

Amsterdam

Subjects

Sermons, Portuguese
Jewish sermons
Religious life
Synagogues

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 10, Folder 9