How did Jews in the Netherlands view themselves and how were they viewed by others? This is the single theme around which the twenty-five essays in this volume,

The two decades since the last authoritative general history of Dutch Jews was published have seen such substantial developments in historical understanding tha

Menasseh ben Israel (1604–1657) was one of the best-known rabbis in early modern Europe. In the course of his life he became an important Jewish interlocutor

The reputed wealth and benevolence of the Portuguese Jews of early modern Amsterdam attracted many impoverished people to the city, both ex-Conversos from the I

A comparative treatment of European and Asian responses to German and Japanese occupation during the Second World War.