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The dining room of the Hotel Rothschild on Faubourg St. Honor‚, Paris.
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The dining room of the Hotel Rothschild on Faubourg St. Honor‚, Paris.

The barrel-vaulted synagogue from Horb, Germany. Ceiling and panelling were painted in 1735. The synagogue in Horb is the only remaining synagogue of hundreds of similar buildings. It survived Nazi- destruction in the Bamberg Museum.
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The barrel-vaulted synagogue from Horb, Germany. Ceiling and panelling we...

Painted ceiling of the synagogue of Horb, transferred to the Israel Museum after WW II. The ceiling shows floral designs and animals; the vault has two lions sounding trumpets, and a vision of Jerusalem (left). 1735
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Painted ceiling of the synagogue of Horb, transferred to the Israel Museum aft...

Sukkah, a room or building in which the Jewish Thanksgiving festival is celebrated. This painted sukkah is from Fischach, Germany, and depicts daily life in the village, interspersed with pictures of a visionary Jerusalem. Early 19th
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Sukkah, a room or building in which the Jewish Thanksgiving festival is...

The baroque synagogue of Vittorio Veneto, Italy; transferred to the Israel Museum after WW II. The Torah-shrine. Late 18th
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The baroque synagogue of Vittorio Veneto, Italy; transferred to the Israe...

Ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract from Persia. This contract of marriage between Leah bat Eliahu and Yehezkiel ben Yosef, is decorated with a traditional Persian symbol,the half-moon face rising over lions. From Isfahan, 1860. Watercolour on paper, 93 x 68 cm
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Ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract from Persia. This contract of marriage bet...

Ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract, from Egypt. A half-moon and star, symbols of Islam, appear in the middle of the Star of David (Magen David). 1835 Three sheets, Ink on parchment, 54,9 x 38 cm, 36,1 x 22 cm, 33,5 x 22 cm
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Ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract, from Egypt. A half-moon and star, sy...

A Ketubah from Singapore is decorated with heraldic lions and fish, a symbol of fertility. 1880 Parchment, 53 x 44,5 cm
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A Ketubah from Singapore is decorated with heraldic lions and fish, a symbol...

Ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract, from Padua, Italy, 1732. Above the two traditional columns and the arch is a view of Jerusalem with the Temple Mount. Bride and bridegroom are on top, center. Tempera and ink on parchment, 98 x 69 cm
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Ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract, from Padua, Italy, 1732. Above the t...

Ketubah (detail of upper half) from Istanbul, 1853 This Jewish marriage contract was written for the bride Kadan ben Nissim Avraham Alcolambri and the groom Shabtai Chayyim ben Yosef Chayyim. Ink, watercolour and powdered gold on paper,108,4 x 73,3 cm
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Ketubah (detail of upper half) from Istanbul, 1853 This Jewish marriage con...

Mizrach ("East"), a decoration hung on the walls of a home or synagogue to indicate the direction or orientation for prayer, i.e. facing east towards Jerusalem. From Poland. Symmetrical paper cutout with ink and tempera, 43 x 34 cm
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Mizrach ("East"), a decoration hung on the walls of a home or synagogue to i...

Mizrach ("East"), a decoration hung on the walls of a home to indicate the direction of prayer, facing east towards Jerusalem. From Southern Germany. The inscription "East" is surrounded by illustrations of holiday observances. Watercolour on paper, 34,5 x 23 cm
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Mizrach ("East"), a decoration hung on the walls of a home to indicate th...