Posts by Eliza De Sola Mendes
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Just opened: I wanted to mention that the Jewish Museum in New York has just opened the most special exhibition of Amsterdam and Queen Esther during the period of Rembrandt. Its a must see and there is a catalog. I will be back to see it again. Its really very well curated and has many many documents, religious items, other objects and important paintings related to the Spanish and Portuguese Comm...
Decorating the Sukkah of Shearith Israel 2021
I wanted to share this very poignant message with the group on Yom Kippur as we examine the past, live in the present and try to preserve our heritage into the future. Project Witness sent the following email. We are about to go into Yom Kippur and the fast. As Jews begin around the world they should remember this passage. When all was in ruins there was this service from those who had been in hid...
Was wondering about the history of the "Lindo" wing of St. Mary's Hospital in London where the new Royal baby is to be born. I did a little research on the Lindo's of London as I was looking at the Portuguese name of the wing on television and thinking could this be a Sephardic family in London for which this wing was named? Does anyone have any information>
this is so beautiful, I would wish we sang it in Shearith Israel
how do I stay in the group without getting emails every time people write on this site? Its too much...its filling up my email file.