Subject: Almanacs, Dutch

This is a pocket-sized almanac published in Amsterdam in 1837, designed for use by Dutch Jewish merchants traveling internationally. The almanac is in Dutch, with months, holidays, and festivals listed in Hebrew transliterated into Latin script. It includes lists of Dutch synagogues and rabbis, a chronicle of Jewish history (including the Spanish Expulsion and the establishment of Jewish communities in England, Surinam, and Holland), biographies of notable figures such as Moses Mendelssohn, information on the princes and princesses of the House of Orange-Nassau, essays, and practical travel information.

This is a pocket-sized Jewish Almanac published in Amsterdam in 1838. Intended for Dutch Jewish merchants traveling internationally, it contains information in Dutch, with holidays, festivals, and Torah portions transliterated into Latin script. Hebrew is also used for some text. The Almanac also includes lists of Dutch synagogues and rabbis, historical chronicles (including the Spanish Expulsion and the establishment of Jewish communities in England, Surinam, and Holland), biographies of princes and princesses of the House of Orange-Nassau, essays, and practical travel information.

This is a pocket almanac published in Amsterdam in 1836, designed for Dutch Jewish merchants traveling internationally. The almanac is printed in Dutch, with months, holidays, and festivals listed in Hebrew transliterated into Latin script. It includes lists of Dutch synagogues and rabbis, historical chronicles (spanning from creation to contemporary events such as the Spanish Expulsion and the establishment of Jewish communities in England, Surinam, and Holland), biographical information on figures like Moses Mendelssohn, lists of rulers of the House of Orange-Nassau, essays, and practical travel information.