Benjamin Mussafia. Mosaf Ha’Aruch [supplement of linguistic entries to the Aruch of R. Nathan ben Yechiel with new explanations to the Latin and Greek words cited in the Aruch.]

(SURINAM).

Immanuel Benveniste

Amsterdam

1655

First Edition. Title within architectural arch. With calligraphic Hebrew inscription from the Jewish community of Surinam.

Vinograd, Amsterdam 220.

Provenance: Presented to Ya’akov Rohs from Jewish community of Paramaribo, Surinam. Dated Amsterdam, 24th Sivan, 1893. Ya’akov Rohs was active in Amsterdam’s Pekidim and Amarkalim Society, a charitable fund that disbursed monies for the welfare of the Jews in Eretz Israel. The Jews of Surinam were likely connected to Rohs as a conduit for sending contributions to their brethren in Jerusalem from far-away Paramaribo.