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THE JEWISH MUSEUM NEW YORK

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Chanukkah lamp and quilted picture of Adam, Eve and the snake. Chanukkah is the Feast of Dedication, commemorating the rededication of the Temple after the victory of Judah Maccabee over the Seleucids. From USA. Lamp of pewter, candle holders of tin. H:26,5 cm
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Chanukkah lamp and quilted picture of Adam, Eve and the snake. Chanukkah is...

Dreidels, spinning tops, are used in a traditional game at Chanukkah, the Feast of Dediaction, commemo- rating the rededication of the Temple after the victory of Judah Maccabee over the Seleucids. From Syria and Holland. Carved wood, 2 - 3 cms
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Dreidels, spinning tops, are used in a traditional game at Chanukkah, the F...

Embroidered wallhanging for Purim, the Jewish holiday commemorating the salvation of Persian Jews as related in the biblical book of Esther. Bottom register: Haman, enemy of the Jews, and his ten sons die on the gallows. Jerusalem,wool and silk,perforated paper, 67 x 53 cm
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Embroidered wallhanging for Purim, the Jewish holiday commemorating the salvat...

Shiviti, a plaque placed on the wall of synagogue or home to indicate East, the direction of prayer. This shiviti is for Purim, the feast commemorating the salvation of the Persian Jews from oppression by Haman. From Persia, paper and watercolour, 43 x 35 cm
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Shiviti, a plaque placed on the wall of synagogue or home to indicate East, t...

Purim plate, used for the exchange of food among friends and neighbours during Purim. From Germany. The plate shows Zeresh, wife of Haman, oppressor of Persian Jews, pouring the contents of a chamber pot over Haman. Pewter, 23,7 cm diameter.
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Purim plate, used for the exchange of food among friends and neighbours d...

Purim plate, used for the exchange of food among friends and neighbours during Purim. From Germany, 1822. In the top segment, Haman hangs from the gallows. Inscription says "Send gifts to one another" Pewter, 23,2 cm diameter
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Purim plate, used for the exchange of food among friends and neighbours d...

Purim painting: A Chasidic rabbi on the right, from Eastern Europe, celebrates Purim with the Sephardic rabbi on the left and two Chasidim. From Safed, Israel. Painting on paper, 37 x 18 cm
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Purim painting: A Chasidic rabbi on the right, from Eastern Europe, celebrat...

Grogger, a Purim-rattle with which noise is made in the synagogue during the reading of the Book Esther (Megillat Esther), whenever the name of Haman is mentioned. On this rattle from Poland, the heads are labelled Haman and Hitler. 1933. Wood, 16,5 x 8 cm
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Grogger, a Purim-rattle with which noise is made in the synagogue during...

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, the biblical Book Esther read during the Purim festival. Queen Esther gives birth to King Cyrus, one of the many local additions to the original. Judeo-Persian epic, written 1322 by a Jewish poet from Shiraz. Paper, 164 leaves, 24,5 x 18,5 cm
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Megillat Esther, the biblical Book Esther read during the Purim festival. Quee...

Queen Esther begs King Ahasver for clemency towards the Persian Jews. Page from a Megillat Esther, the biblical Book Esther, read during the Purim festival. Judeo- Persian manuscript (Persian written in Hebrew letters)
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Queen Esther begs King Ahasver for clemency towards the Persian Jews. Page from...

Megillat Esther, a scroll with the biblical story of Queen Esther, read during the Purim festival in memory of the downfall of Haman, symbolic arch-enemy of the Jews. From Ancona, Italy, 1784. Parchment, 206 x 24,5 cm
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Megillat Esther, a scroll with the biblical story of Queen Esther, read du...