The beginning of Jewish literature in America ; O início da literatura judaica nas Américas

The 24 years when the Dutchmen occupied the northeast of Brazil (1630-1654) were treated by classical historiography as a period of relative religious tolerance. The Jews were considered allied politicians of the Dutchmen and were important in the creation of new commercial enterprises, mainly by dominating Portuguese and Dutch languages. The communal life was fortified 1641, with the arrival of the rabbis Isaac Aboab da Fonseca and Raphael d’Aguilar, who left also a literary inheritance: Aboab da Fonseca, is not only the first rabbi of the Americas, but is also considered the first Jewish aut... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Glasman, Jane Bichmacher de
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
Verlag/Hrsg.: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Schlagwörter: Literatura Hebraica / Cristãos-novos / Judeus holandeses / Hebrew Literature / New Christians / Jews Dutches
Sprache: Portuguese
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The 24 years when the Dutchmen occupied the northeast of Brazil (1630-1654) were treated by classical historiography as a period of relative religious tolerance. The Jews were considered allied politicians of the Dutchmen and were important in the creation of new commercial enterprises, mainly by dominating Portuguese and Dutch languages. The communal life was fortified 1641, with the arrival of the rabbis Isaac Aboab da Fonseca and Raphael d’Aguilar, who left also a literary inheritance: Aboab da Fonseca, is not only the first rabbi of the Americas, but is also considered the first Jewish author in Hebrew of the New World with Mi Chamocha, prayer composed describing the community suffering while surrounded by the Portuguese fleet. In the present text we are going to approach biographical aspects of the referred author, inserting his literary production within the situation of that Brazilian historical period. ; Os 24 anos em que os holandeses ocuparam o nordeste do Brasil (1630-1654) foram tratados pela historiografia clássica como um período de relativa tolerância religiosa. Os judeus eram considerados aliados políticos dos holandeses e foram importantes na criação de novos empreendimentos comerciais, principalmente por dominarem os idiomas português e holandês. A vida comunitária fortaleceu-se em 1641, com a chegada dos rabinos Isaac Aboab da Fonseca e Raphael d’Aguilar, o que deixou também uma herança literária: Aboab da Fonseca, além de primeiro rabino das Américas, é considerado o primeiro autor judeu em hebraico do Novo Mundo pelo Mi Chamocha, prece composta para descrever as agruras da comunidade durante o sítio imposto pela frota luso-brasileira. No presente texto iremos abordar aspectos biográficos do referido autor, inserindo sua produção literária dentro da conjuntura do período histórico brasileiro atinente.