Jacob Israel Belmonte
Jakob Israel Belmonte , also Diego Nunes , (* around 1570 in Madeira ; † December 4, 1629 in Amsterdam ) was a co-founder of the Amsterdam Portuguese-Jewish community.
Belmonte was a wealthy Portuguese-Jewish merchant in Amsterdam. He is next to Jacob Tirado and Samuel Palache as one of the founding fathers of the Sephardic congregation Beth Jacob . According to Miguel de Barrios, he wrote the job , a poetic representation of the Inquisition in 100 verses.
Belmonte is a place in Portugal with a formerly large Jewish community with numerous Marranos .
literature
- Miriam Bodian: Hebrews of the Portuguese nation. Conversos and community in early modern Amsterdam . Bloomington 1997.
Web links
- Kenneth R. Scholberg: Belmonte . In: Encyclopaedia Judaica . 2nd Edition. Volume 3, Detroit / New York a. a. 2007, ISBN 978-0-02-865931-2 , p. 302 (English).
- Richard Gottheil : Belmonte, Jakob Israel. In: Isidore Singer (Ed.): Jewish Encyclopedia . Funk and Wagnalls, New York 1901-1906.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Belmonte, Jacob Israel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Belmonte, Diego Nunes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Co-founder of the Amsterdam Portuguese-Jewish community and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1570 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Madeira |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 4, 1629 |
| Place of death | Amsterdam |