Azevedo, David Cohen d'

David de H.H.R. Rephael Meldola

(Amsterdam)

(1788)

Triumphos da virtude: Sermaõ pregado, a occasiaõ do natalicio de sua altesa serenissima Guillermo V°, Principe de Orange e Nassau, Stadhouder Hereditario… Celebrado na Synagoga dos Judeos Portugueses de Amsterdam em dia 8 de Março do Anno 1788. [“Triumph of Virtue: Sermon Delivered on the Occasion of the Birthday of His Majesty William V.”]

Kayserling, p. 15; Gans, Memorbook, p. 197

David Cohen d'Azevedo (d. 1792) was the Haham of the Spanish-Portuguese community of Amsterdam. During his tenure, the Netherlands was witness to clashes between Patriots and Orangists. In 1788, the Jews of the realm swore their allegiance to Prince William V in a ceremony conducted in Amsterdam’s Town Hall, led by Haham D'Azevedo. Later in the year, Prince William V and his wife Princess Wilhelmina, thanked the community by participating in a synagogue service. Following the recital of a prayer by Chief Rabbi d'Azevedo blessing the Royal couple, Prince William responded with greetings spoken in the Hebrew language. See Gans, Memorbook (1977) p. 197