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protesters in capes on W. Florissant
August 17, 2014

This is the stamped book cover of Haim (also Hayim) Yisrael Romano, a wealthy grain merchant and philanthropist from Constantinople. He was affectionately called “Chilivi Mercado Romano” or “The Master Merchant Romano.” He had a yeshivah in…

This is the stamped book cover of Benjamin Aron de Metz (also Benjamin Wolf Aron de Metz Maarsen), who was born in Amsterdam in 1760.

He was the son of Aron Maharam David de Mets Maarsen and Bele David Frankfort. He married Marianne Leon Keijzer…

This is the bookstamp of the Bet ha-Midrash de Ashkenazim be-Amsterdam ʻEts Ḥayim (also simply ʻEts Ḥayim), a Beit Midrash (house of learning) created to educate rabbis in Amsterdam and all of Holland. It was established in 1740 after Rabbi…

This is the bookstamp of the Nederlandsch Israëlietisch Seminarium te Amsterdam, which was born out of the theological seminary established in 1810 as the successor institution to the Bet ha-Midrash de Ashkenazim be-Amsterdam ʻEts Ḥayim of the…

This is the bookstamp of “Sa’adat Bahurim,” a society established in 1760 as a framework to support students of poor financial standing attending the Bet ha-Midrash de Ashkenazim be-Amsterdam ʻEts Ḥayim (house of learning for Ashkenazim) in…

StL 4 Unity Rally
Ferguson
8/23/14

Ferguson
8/23/14

Shows destroyed Quiktrip gas station on the 9400 block of West Florissant three days after being being looted and set on fire by protesters.