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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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Sampler, a collection of stitches. From England,1820. The sampler was embroidered by a child named Sarah. Undyed linen,embroidered with cotton,35,5 x 21 cm
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Sampler, a collection of stitches. From England,1820. The sampler was embroide...

Wimpel or Torah binder.The swaddling cloths used during circumcision were then cut and sewn together to form a long strip which could be painted or embroidered.From Trinidad,Colorado,USA."For Gilbert Sanders,July 8,1889" Undyed linen with pigments and silk threads,358 x 24 cm
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Wimpel or Torah binder.The swaddling cloths used during circumcision were then c...

Challah cover - on Shabbat,loaves of flat bread are covered with a special cloth during the "kiddush",the blessing of the wine which precedes the family dinner. From Germany,needlepoint,66 x 54,5 cm.
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Challah cover - on Shabbat,loaves of flat bread are covered with a special c...

Matzah-bag for Passover - as in Shabbat dinners,the matzot are covered during the Kiddush,the blessing of the wine.Blessings and the name of the maker, Pauline Rosenberg,are embroidered on the front. From Romania. Wool on textile,35,5 x 35,5 cm
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Matzah-bag for Passover - as in Shabbat dinners,the matzot are covered durin...

Round matzah bag for Passover.The order of the seder is embroidered around the bag.Inside the wreath of roses is stitched "Next year in Jerusalem". 1891, from Romania. Net with cross-stitch embroidery,37 cm diameter.
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Round matzah bag for Passover.The order of the seder is embroidered around th...

Painting from Safed,Palestine. The story of Abraham and Isaac,and of the angel halting the sacrifice.The inscription asks to remember the "akedah",the binding of Isaac" on the high holidays.Painting by Moshe Mizrachi,a Persian jew who came to Palestine in 1880.
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Painting from Safed,Palestine. The story of Abraham and Isaac,and of the angel h...

Shofar,a ceremonial horn blown on special holidays. This one is from Ethiopia and made of a black ram's horn. Bone,65,5 x 9,8 cm
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Shofar,a ceremonial horn blown on special holidays. This one is from Ethiopi...

Chanukka lamp,from Holland. Brass repoussee,26 x 26 x 10,5 cm
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Chanukka lamp,from Holland. Brass repoussee,26 x 26...

Shiviti,a decorative plaque usually set in the eastern wall of a synagogue,like a mizrach,to indicate the proper direction of prayer.This shiviti contains biblical verses written in the form of a menorah.From Persia. Ink and watercolour on paper,41,9 x 33,9 cm
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Shiviti,a decorative plaque usually set in the eastern wall of a synago...

Shiviti,a decorative plaque usually set in the eastern wall of a synagogue,like a mizrach,to indicate the proper direction of prayer.This shiviti is written in the form of a menorah Persia. Ink and watercolour on paper,41,9 x 33,9 cm
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Shiviti,a decorative plaque usually set in the eastern wall of a synago...

Purim-plate with Adam and Eve and Imperial Eagle. Tin
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Purim-plate with Adam and Eve and Imperial Eagle. Tin

Synagogue ornament;two large lions flank the Ten Commandments.The woodcarving was made by Charles Illions (1865-1949)for a synagogue on Third Street in Brooklin,New York. Wood,213 x 76 cm
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Synagogue ornament;two large lions flank the Ten Commandments.The woodcar...