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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 Alsace, France. mid-ninteenth. Watercolour on paper in wooden frame, 42 x 34,5 cm
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Mizrach ("East"), a decoration hung on the walls of a home or synagogue t...

Painting with the name of god in the center, doves and heraldic lions around a flower vase. Probably the work of artist Moshe Mizrachi, born in Persia, and emigrated to Safed, Israel, about 1890. Watercolour on paper, 37 x 18 cm
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Painting with the name of god in the center, doves and heraldic lions aroun...

Mizrach ("East"), a decoration hung on the walls of homes or synagogues to indicater the direction of prayer, i.e. east towards Jerusalem. From Poland, 1852. Birds, large and small, surround a little house. Embroidery on linen, 42,5 x 40 cm
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Mizrach ("East"), a decoration hung on the walls of homes or synagogues to i...

Spice box (Besonim box) used in the Havdalah, the separation ceremony which divides the Sabbath from weekdays. It is filled with a variety of spices. From Poland Carved wood, 5.7 x 5.7 x 30.5 cm
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Spice box (Besonim box) used in the Havdalah, the separation ceremony whic...

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...

Passover plate and matzah perforator. Passover and the Seder-dinner celebrate the exodus from Egypt and freedom from slavery. Only matzah, unleavened bread, may be eating during Passover-week. From Poland. Faience, 32 cm diameter
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Passover plate and matzah perforator. Passover and the Seder-dinner celebrate t...

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....

Seder plate, on which the symbolic foods are arranged during the Seder dinner, the home celebration of the exodus from Egypt. It shows a father and his sons around the Seder table, a round matzah in the center. From Hamburg, Germany, 1774. Pewter, 38 cm diameter.
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Seder plate, on which the symbolic foods are arranged during the Seder dinner,...

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...

Bremen townhall is famous for its century-old wine cellar with its collection of Germany's best wines. A gay Bacchus straddles a 17th century cask.
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Bremen townhall is famous for its century-old wine cellar with its col...