Keywords: Isaac Aboab Fonseca.jpg en Exact words from the site This work is a translation of the Pentateuch into Spanish with a commentary by Isaac Aboab de Fonseca It was prepared for Jews in Dutch Brazil who because of their Iberian heritage would be able to read Spanish The portrait is of the commentator Aboab de Fonseca who was not only the first rabbi in Brazil but also the first rabbi to come to America http //www brown edu/Facilities/John_Carter_Brown_Library/CB/dutch htm Site does not say who painted the portrait But see discussion page 1661 But see discussion page PD-Art Religion in Europe 1605 births Rabbis from the Netherlands 1693 deaths Ethnic groups in Europe People of Amsterdam |