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Place · Central Europe

Hamburg

Port city with Sephardi and Ashkenazi communities tied to Atlantic networks.

53.5520°N 9.9980°E · representative coordinate · approximate · Natural Earth Hamburg ↗

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Amsterdam, Hamburg, Venice, and Livorno allowed former conversos to live openly as Jews. Portuguese networks connected Amsterdam, London, and Hamburg with Iberia and the Caribbean.

Community: Jews of Hamburg

Portuguese networks connected Amsterdam, London, and Hamburg with Iberia and the Caribbean. Sephardi networks rapidly circulated the news, which also mobilized Ashkenazim.

Community: Hamburg reformers

The New Israelite Temple Association founded the Hamburg Temple in 1818. The Temple introduced decorum, choir, organ, German sermons, and a new prayer book.