Diamond Museum Amsterdam — Coordinates: 52°21′34″N 4°52′57″E / 52.35944°N 4.8825°E / 52.35944; 4.8825 … Wikipedia
AMSTERDAM — AMSTERDAM, constitutional capital of the netherlands . Ashkenazim until 1795 DEMOGRAPHY AND ECONOMY The beginning The first Ashkenazim arrived in Amsterdam from the end of the 1610s onwards. They left the German countries owing to the Thirty… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Diamond Ferri — Date of birth: August 6, 1981 (1981 08 06) (age 30) Place of birth: Everett, MA Career information Position(s): Line … Wikipedia
Diamond Donner — was a supporting actress in Broadway and vaudeville entertainment in the early 20th century. She accompanied Irene Bentley and a large company of actors who appeared at the Madison Square Theatre,[1] Broadway (Manhattan) and 24th Street,[2] in… … Wikipedia
DIAMOND TRADE AND INDUSTRY — Jews have been prominent in the trade and in working of precious stones, of which diamonds and pearls provided the bulk, from the Middle Ages to the modern era. They took an active part in opening up the diamond markets of India and Brazil, the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
List of tourist attractions in Amsterdam — Amsterdam, one of Europe s smaller capitals, has many attractions for visitors. The town s most famous sight is the system of canals ( grachten ), that spreads over the whole city centre. Museums * The Rijksmuseum is the national museum of the… … Wikipedia
Diamond — This article is about the mineral. For the gemstone, see Diamond (gemstone). For other uses, including the shape ◊, see Diamond (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Amsterdam — /am steuhr dam /; for 1 also Du. /ahm steuhrdd dahm /, n. 1. a city in and the official capital of the Netherlands. 712,294. Cf. Hague, The. 2. a city in E New York. 21,872. * * * City (pop., 2001: urban agglom., 1,002,868), western Netherlands.… … Universalium
Diamond District — For the district in Belgium, see Antwerp diamond district. 47th St. and 5th Ave … Wikipedia
Diamond hoax of 1872 — The diamond hoax of 1872 was a swindle in which a pair of prospectors sold a false American diamond deposit to prominent businessmen in San Francisco and New York. It also triggered a brief diamond prospecting craze in the western USA, in Arizona … Wikipedia
