Subject: Dutch language

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.

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.