Isaac Aboab Da Fonseca: Jewish Leadership in the New World

ISBN-13: 9781845193546 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 240 str.

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From 1642 to 1654 Isaac Aboab da Fonseca was the hakham (Torah scholar) and spiritual leader of the oldest Jewish community in the New World. As a Hebrew grammarian, a poet, a mystic, and preacher, Fonseca's writings are a valuable historical resource with regard to many aspects of Jewish life in Brazil.