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Book of blessings, from Vienna, 1724, painted by Aaron of Givitsch, who also painted the Vienna Haggadah. Prayers blessing god as creator of human diversity, are illustrated by a black man and three dwarfs. 17 leaves, watercolour on vellum, 8,4 x 6 cm
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Book of blessings, from Vienna, 1724, painted by Aaron of Givitsch, who also pa...

Prayerbook from Corfu, Greece, 1692. A miscellaneous collection of prayers and sayings from the Talmud, this prayerbook is written in Judeo-Greek. Page shows the angel preventing Abraham from sacrificing his son Isaac. Watercolour on paper, 20 leaves, 13 x 12 cm
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Prayerbook from Corfu, Greece, 1692. A miscellaneous collection of prayers and s...

Shiviti, a decorative plaque used in synagogues It contains verses concerning the Law and Torah. From Poland, mid-19th. Paper cutout and watercolour, 55 x 41,5 cm
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Shiviti, a decorative plaque used in synagogues It contains verses conce...

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 a home or synagogue, to indicate the direction of prayer, i.e. facing east towards Jerusalem. From Poland, 1882. Between the two temple columns,a menorah and two Lions of Judah. Symmetrical paper cutout, 41 x 34 cm
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Mizrach ("East"),a decoration hung on the walls of a home or synagogue, to i...

Mizrach ("East"),a decoration hung on the walls of a home to indicate the direction of prayer, i.e.east towards Jerusalem. From Central Europe. Two Lions of Judah flank the central inscription "From this direc- tion comes the spirit of life". Paper, 16 x 14 cm
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Mizrach ("East"),a decoration hung on the walls of a home to indicate the dir...

Itinerarium, presenting the main pilgrimage sites of the Holy Land.From Jerusalem, after 1865. The two top registers show Jerusalem, the lower registers sites in Shechem,Safed,Tiberias and Hebron. Watercolour on paper, 64,5 x 47,4 cm
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Itinerarium, presenting the main pilgrimage sites of the Holy Land.From Je...

Memento Mori decoration, a reminder of the shortness of life and the importance of spiritual over material pleasures. From Germany or Poland. Two hunters with dogs shoot at two stags. Below, a five-branched menorah Paper cutout, ink and watercolour, 18,9 x 14,5 cm
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Memento Mori decoration, a reminder of the shortness of life and the importan...

Amulet, from Persia. This amulet was meant to protect mother and child during childbirth. The name of god, "shaddai", Almighty, with a crown is encircled by an invocation against Lilith, an ancient Assyrian female demon.Parchment,watercolour,powdered gold, 29 x28 cm
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Amulet, from Persia. This amulet was meant to protect mother and child during...

Painting from Safed,Palestine. The story of Abraham and Isaac,beginning in the lower register and ending with the angel halting the sacrifice. The inscription asks to remember "the binding of Isaac" on Rosh Hashanah, the New Year and a day of judgement.Watercolour,55x38
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Painting from Safed,Palestine. The story of Abraham and Isaac,beginning in the l...

Sukkah decoration: a man in period costume carries lulav and etrog (a palm branch and lemon) to the synagogue to celebrate Sukkot, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles. From Buschwiller, France. Watercolour on paper, 45 x 28 cm
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Sukkah decoration: a man in period costume carries lulav and etrog (a palm...

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...