Judith Mostyn White Family - Person Sheet
Judith Mostyn White Family - Person Sheet
NameIsaac Israel D' AGUILAR, 8G Grandfather
FatherIsrael D' AGUILAR (~1558-)
Spouses
Unmarried
ChildrenBenvenida (~1605-1645)
Moses Raphael Isaac (~1615-1679)
Abraham Isaac (~1618-)
Jacob Isaac (~1626-)
Aron Isaac (~1628-1685)
Anna Isaac (-<1666)
Web Notes notes for Isaac Israel D' AGUILAR
May Be First From Portugal
http://www.tzorafolk.com/genealogy/html/dat201.htm#64
Isaac Israel D'Aguilar was born around 1577 in Bragança. Judging by his patronym, his father's name was Israel D'Aguilar. In 1625 a son (Moses) was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands - which means Isaac moved there sometime between 1577 and 1625. The Aguilar family originally lived in a region close to an eagles nest. The surname Aguilar originally derived for the Latin word L'Aquillare which referred to a haunt for eagles.
Most of the Jewish community of Amsterdam in the 17th century were sons of illustrious anusim, Jews who lived in Portugal, often for three or four generations, appearing to be Christians, while practicing Judaism and transmitting it to their children in complete secrecy. Knowing that if they were discovered by a servant, a neighbor, etc. they would be accused to the Inquisition, and if found guilty of “Judaizar” (practicing Judaism) all their assets were confiscated and the culprits were sentenced to death. The execution, usually, was a horrible death: being burned alive at the stake. These public events were known as “autos de fe”.
These Jewish heroes who risked their lives daily to preserve Judaism, founded a new community in Amsterdam, which became one of the most important and affluent Sephardic communities of all time. Among other things, the Jews of Amsterdam were the first to reach the Americas, Brazil, Curacao, United States, etc.
Why Amsterdam? Because in 1597 the Prince of Orange (Netherlands) did something that until then was unprecedented in the annals of history: it declared a total religious freedom in his lands. And although the context of that freedom of religion had to do more with easing the tensions between Catholics and Protestants, Jews had the opportunity, for the first time in centuries, to settle in a city where they could observe their religion without persecutions.
http://www.tzorafolk.com/genealogy/html/dat201.htm#64
Isaac Israel D'Aguilar was born around 1577 in Bragança. Judging by his patronym, his father's name was Israel D'Aguilar. In 1625 a son (Moses) was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands - which means Isaac moved there sometime between 1577 and 1625. The Aguilar family originally lived in a region close to an eagles nest. The surname Aguilar originally derived for the Latin word L'Aquillare which referred to a haunt for eagles.
Most of the Jewish community of Amsterdam in the 17th century were sons of illustrious anusim, Jews who lived in Portugal, often for three or four generations, appearing to be Christians, while practicing Judaism and transmitting it to their children in complete secrecy. Knowing that if they were discovered by a servant, a neighbor, etc. they would be accused to the Inquisition, and if found guilty of “Judaizar” (practicing Judaism) all their assets were confiscated and the culprits were sentenced to death. The execution, usually, was a horrible death: being burned alive at the stake. These public events were known as “autos de fe”.
These Jewish heroes who risked their lives daily to preserve Judaism, founded a new community in Amsterdam, which became one of the most important and affluent Sephardic communities of all time. Among other things, the Jews of Amsterdam were the first to reach the Americas, Brazil, Curacao, United States, etc.
Why Amsterdam? Because in 1597 the Prince of Orange (Netherlands) did something that until then was unprecedented in the annals of history: it declared a total religious freedom in his lands. And although the context of that freedom of religion had to do more with easing the tensions between Catholics and Protestants, Jews had the opportunity, for the first time in centuries, to settle in a city where they could observe their religion without persecutions.