Voltaire and the Sephardi bankrupt* | Jewish Historical Society of England

Voltaire and the Sephardi bankrupt*

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Voltaire came to London in May 1726 and stayed here until October or early November 1728. During that time he became involved, in very curious circumstances, with the Mendes da Costa family. The Mendes da Costas were among the first Sephardi merchants then resident in Portugal or Amsterdam to come over to England after the […]

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