Inspired by Ton I went to visit the - now closed - exhibition on Jewish The Hague, and aside from the paintings it struck me - again - how the Lopes Suasso family was so omnipresent in The Hague. They played a major role in founding, building and furnishing the synagogue of the Honen Dal congregation, which was completed in 1726. Among others they donated the hechal - which is still in place - and silverware embossed with their coat of arms, which you can see here. Also on display was a wonderful little chronicle in Portuguese of the building of the synagogue, including the seating arrangement on the day it was inaugurated. What I noticed when studying this seating arrangement is, that even the boys present are listed. For example, the name at E5, Joseph Suasso de Lima, was at the time a boy of about five years old. He was the only one of the Suasso family who was ever called that way, so there can be no doubt it was him. I wonder whether this was usual? In Dutch churches usually one would not record minors present with their whole name, more like So-and-So and son. PS apologies for the quality of the images, I made them with my phone.