695005 \'The Search for Leavened Bread\' ( \'L\'Examen du Levain\'), 1723 (engraving) by Picart, Bernard (1673-1733); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration depicts the mistress of the house preparing for the feast of Passover by placing crumbs of leavened bread (hamets) in corners of the home; these are collected by her husband and will be burnt; only unleavened bread (matzo) can be eaten during Passover; from the first volume of \'C矇r矇monies et Coutumes Religieuses de tous les peuples du monde\' by A. Moubach, published in Amsterdam between 1723 and 1743; Amsterdam was the centre of the thriving Dutch Jewish community from the 16th century onwards and consisted initially of Marranos and Sephardim who had been expelled from Spain and Portugal; later a large Ashkenazi community developed;).