Menasseh: klein portret Menasseh Ben Israel Menasseh Ben Israel (1604-1657), Portuguese Jewish scholar, writer, diplomat and printer, founded the first Hebrew printing press in Amsterdam in 1626. Menasseh maintained friendships with a.o. Vossius, Barlaeus, Hugo Grotius and Rembrandt. The collection True to the tradition of collecting Amsterdam imprints, the Bibliotheca Rosenthaliana acquired a collection of […]
Menasseh Ben Israel
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Menasseh Ben Israel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Menasseh Ben Israel Engraved portrait by Salom Italia, 1642 Born 1604 Madeira Island, Kingdom of Portugal Died 20 November 1657 (aged 52–53) Middelburg, Dutch Republic Resting place Ouderkerk a/d Amstel Occupation Rabbi Signature Manoel Dias Soeiro[needs Dutch and Ladino IPA] (1604 – 20 November 1657), better known […]