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Judaism


Jewish History, Diaspora, Biblical Landscapes,Jewish Festivities,Synagogues



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The Bible (Old Testament)

THE BIBLE (OLD TESTAMENT)

The Jewish Museum New York

THE JEWISH MUSEUM NEW YORK

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Ornamental plate (c 1900) - ceramics Center: The Exodus. Hebrew inscription "Passover, Mazza, Maror", surrounded by vines. From France. 37 cm across. Inv. 372
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Ornamental plate (c 1900) - ceramics Center: The Exodus. Hebr...

Ornamental plate - ceramics painted with gold rim Center: Samson tearing down the pillars of the temple Hebrew inscription - from Bohemia - diameter 30 cm Inv. 374
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Ornamental plate - ceramics painted with gold rim Center: Samson tearing d...

Moses and the Ten Commandments (c 1900) - oil on canvas Misrach (prayer panel) in the form of a neo-Gothic Altar Inv. 718
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Moses and the Ten Commandments (c 1900) - oil on canvas Misrach (prayer panel) i...

David playing the Harp for King Saul; 1896 Oil on canvas Size: 126 x 235 Inv. 1626
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David playing the Harp for King Saul; 1896 Oil on canvas...

Enthusiastic reverence to the Torah. Coloured chalk on brown paper, mounted on wood (ca. 1900) 49.5 x 62 cm Inv. 1838
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Enthusiastic reverence to the Torah. Coloured chalk on brown paper, mounted on w...

Passover Feast in Russia, 1949 - oil on cardboard Size: 43 x 56 cm Inv. 1632 (1949)
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Passover Feast in Russia, 1949 - oil on cardboard Size: 43 x 56 cm...

The "Altneuschul" in Prague, Europe's oldest synagogue, built around 1270. On the right the Jewish townhall, 18th century, with a clock with Hebrew figures showing the time counter-clockwise.
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The "Altneuschul" in Prague, Europe's oldest synagogue, built around 1270. On th...

Gothic portal of "Alteneuschul" in Prague, Europe's oldest synagogue. A tree of life in the tympanon. 1270
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Gothic portal of "Alteneuschul" in Prague, Europe's oldest synagogue. A tree...

Tree of life in the tympanon of the "Altneuschul" in Prague, Europe's oldest synagogue. 1270
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Tree of life in the tympanon of the "Altneuschul" in Prague, Europe's olde...

Interior of the "Altneuschul" in Prague, Europe's oldest synagogue. Gothic vaults; the huge banner of the Prague Jewish community. The right to wear their own, individual banner was bestowed on the Prague Jews by Emperor Karl IV in 1358.
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Interior of the "Altneuschul" in Prague, Europe's oldest synagogue. Gothic...

The Torah-shrine, where Torah-rolls are kept behind a courtain. "Altneuschul" in Prague, Europe's oldest synagogue, 1270.
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The Torah-shrine, where Torah-rolls are kept behind a courtain. "Altneuschul...

The chair of the famous Rabbi Loew (Judah Loew ben Bezaleel, died 1609) in the "Altneuschul" in Prague, the oldest synagogue in Europe, built 1270. Rabbi Loew is said to have created the Golem, a living mannekin.
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The chair of the famous Rabbi Loew (Judah Loew ben Bezaleel, died 1609)...