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Ketubah, Jewish marriage contract, from Herat, Afghanistan, 1879. The upper register has the five traditional arches, two with benedictions and three with flowers. The middle section contains the contract. Watercolour and ink on paper, 50 x 35 cm
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Ketubah, Jewish marriage contract, from Herat, Afghanistan, 1879. The u...

Ketyubah, Jewish marriage contract, (detail) from Jerusalem, 1844. The upper part is decorated with the signs of the zodiac and with vegetation associated with Jerusalem, palm trees and cypresses. Paper, 97 x 74 cm
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Ketyubah, Jewish marriage contract, (detail) from Jerusalem, 1844. Th...

An amulet against the evil eye, to be hung in a home. The raised hand ("hamsa") in the Levitical configuration bestowes blessing; the fish are a symbol of fertility. Painted glass on foil, 34,5 x 29 cm
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An amulet against the evil eye, to be hung in a home. The raised hand...

Painting with birds, lions of Judah and the word "Zion" in the Star of David on top. Painted glass on silver foil, 34 x 29 cm Date and origin unknown.
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Painting with birds, lions of Judah and the word "Zion" in the Star of Da...

Decoration for a sukkah, a booth erected in the open air and covered with branches, to celebrate Sukkot, the Jewish seven-day Feast of Tabernacles. From the Ukraine, 1858. Symmetrical paper cutout, 41 x 33,5 cm
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Decoration for a sukkah, a booth erected in the open air and covered with bra...

Purim groggers (rattles), one in the form of a gallows with Haman, symbolic arch-enemy of the Jews, hanging from it. Resting on a Megillat Esther, the scroll with the Book Esther, is a simpler wooden grogger. All from Poland, 18th.
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Purim groggers (rattles), one in the form of a gallows with Haman, symbolic arc...

Megillat Esther, a scroll with the biblical Book Esther, read during the Purim festival in memory of the downfall of Haman, symbolic arch-enemy of the Jews. From Northern Italy, around 1700. Vellum, 166 x 17,5 cm
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Megillat Esther, a scroll with the biblical Book Esther, read during the...

Megillat Esther, a scroll with the biblical Book Esther, read during the Purim festival, in memory of the downfall of Haman, arch-enemy of the Persian Jews. From Italy, mid-18th. Vellum, painted, 215 x 12 cm
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Megillat Esther, a scroll with the biblical Book Esther, read during the...

Seder plate, on which the symbolic foods are arranged during the Seder dinner. It shows scenes from the Haggadah, the story of the Exodus read during the home celebration. From Germany, 1790. Pewter, 39 cm diameter
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Seder plate, on which the symbolic foods are arranged during the Seder dinner....

Ark (Torah shrine) doors from the Butzian synagogue in Cracow, Poland. "Be strong as a leopard, light as an eagle, fleet as a deer and strong as a lion to do the will of thy father," is inscribed over the doors. Carved and painted wood, 130 x 96 cm
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Ark (Torah shrine) doors from the Butzian synagogue in Cracow, Poland. "Be s...

Torah cases, or tikim. The "Tik" was used in oriental communities instead of a Torah mantle. From Iraq or Yemen (left) and Calcutta, India. Wood, 100 x 30 x 98 cm
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Torah cases, or tikim. The "Tik" was used in oriental communities instead of a...

Pitcher, used by the chevra kaddisha, or Jewish burial society, in their traditional annual festive meal. Here, two members of the chevra kaddisha prepare a body for burial. From Prague, Czech Republic. Ceramic, painted, H: 30 cm
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Pitcher, used by the chevra kaddisha, or Jewish burial society, in their...