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In Dutch, the city of Amsterdam is often called Mokum . > It was given this name by Ashkenazi Jews from Eastern Europe who sought refuge there, starting in the 17th century. =] Rembrandt's Jews Had Rembrandt moved into any other neighborhood of the city, he would have been surrounded by neighbors with such names as de Witt, Graaf, Van den Berg, and Janszoon. As it was, the occupants of the hous...
Davidic Lineage of Ibn Yahya The Ibn Yahya family were descended from the hereditary heads of the Sanhedrin in Tiberias, thence through the Exilarchs back to King David . Ibn Yahya elite family history is virtually a capsule version of the Sephardic Jews in Spain and Portugal. Treasurers for various kings of Portugal and Spain, authors of biblical commentaries, poets, mathematicians, astrologer...
The Soesan family is a Jewish family, of which the geographical roots are very obscure. The oldest ancestor, David Schuschan (1660?-1724), who settled in Amsterdam, is said to have come from the city of Shush in Persia (= the biblical/historical Susa). However, these claims lack sources to support them. The Persian origin story seems even more unlikely, when considering the fact that there is a...