Ever since the 1580s after the Act of Abjuration was issued and Philip II of Spain was deposed, increasing numbers of Jews found their way back to what became the Dutch Republic.
A painting in the Joodse Historische Museum of the Esnoga Synagogue, painted in the 18th century showing the affluence of the Jews at the time(photo credit: ROBERT HERSOWITZ)ByROBERT HERSOWITZ, ROBERT HERSOWITZRead More
