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Exterior of Eisenmann Synagogue. The Eisenmann Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 30 Oostenstraat, in Antwerp, Belgium. [1] Established as a congregation by Jacob Eisenmann in 1905 [2] the synagogue was completed in 1907.
John Speed's Genealogies recorded in the Sacred Scriptures (1611), bound into first King James Bible in quarto size (1612). The title of the first edition of the translation, in Early Modern English, was "THE HOLY BIBLE, Conteyning the Old Teſtament, AND THE NEW: Newly Tranſlated out of the Originall tongues: & with the former Tranſlations diligently compared and reuiſed, by his Maiesties ...
[3] The commodity exchange fell into disuse in the 17th century, following the Fall of Antwerp (1584–1585), when Amsterdam replaced Antwerp as the Low Countries ' main trading centre. Following a fire in 1858, the building was reconstructed, and from 1872 once again served the purpose of housing a bourse, this time as a true stock exchange ...
[2] The first official document that refers to the Jewish community in Antwerp itself is the will of Henry III, Duke of Brabant, who in 1261 expressed his wish that the Jews of Brabant should be expelled on account of their perceived status as usurers. [3] While the community was not ultimately expelled, taxes were increased on them.
Zonnebloem (Sunflower) House) on the Cogels Osylei, Antwerp, designed by Jules Hofman and built in 1900. Unlike the other major Belgian metropolitan areas such as Brussels or Liège, where Art Nouveau flourished in numerous different parts of the city, Antwerp's Art Nouveau buildings are largely concentrated within a single quarter, Zurenborg, which is a suburban part of the city located about ...
Ernie Watts is featured on alto and/or tenor saxophone on tracks 2-4 and 6. Zappa himself plays the guitar on track 4, and Mothers members Ian Underwood (tenor saxophone) and Art Tripp (drums) appear on track 1 and tracks 1, 5, and 6 respectively.
[5] The center concrete columns are 57 metres (187 ft) tall, and in addition to supporting the stairway and the duct work, they also support the steel core of two 55-metre (180 ft) beams. Nine crossbeams, 18 metres (59 ft) long, run perpendicular to the two primary beams. Cables are then hung from the crossbeams, and these support the floors. [3]
The former convent chapel was expanded and then consecrated as a parish church in 1529. [2] The church was later expanded with a tower in the west and a transept. [1] St. Andrew's church in 1565. In 1549, city politician and ecclesiastic Nicolaas Beukelaer endowed the church with a prebendary to assist with the administration of the church. [3]