14 October 2020 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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The Portuguese Synagogue<, also known as the
Esnoga, or
Snoge, is a late 17th-century Sephardic
synagogue in
Amsterdam, completed in 1675.
Esnoga is the word for synagogue in
Ladino, the traditional Judaeo-Spanish language of
Sephardic Jews. The
Amsterdam Sephardic community (
History of the Jews in Spain,
History of the Jews in Portugal,
Alhambra Decree) was one of the largest and richest Jewish communities in Europe during the
Dutch Golden Age, and their very large synagogue reflected this. The synagogue remains an active place of worship and is also a popular tourist attraction.
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