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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 Haggadah, a book with the story recited at the Seder dinner, the family celebration of the Exodus and deliverance from slavery in Egypt. Page shows Israelites beaten by overseers while carrying stones. From Germany, 1729. Watercolour on vellum, 33 x 19 cm
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Passover Haggadah, a book with the story recited at the Seder dinner, the fa...

Passover Haggadah, a book with the story recited at the Seder dinner, the family celebration of the Exodus from Egypt. Page shows Jacob riding to Egypt in the chariot Joseph sent for him. From Altona, Germany,1766. Parchment, ink, watercolour. 40 leaves, 28,5 x 16 cm
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Passover Haggadah, a book with the story recited at the Seder dinner, the family...

Passover Haggadah, a book with the story recited at the Seder dinner. An angel of the Lord brandishes a sword, protecting the tent camp of the Israelites. By Issachar Beer ben Jacob Chayyim of Alek. From Central Europe,1739. 48 leaves, 10,3 x 8,7 cm
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Passover Haggadah, a book with the story recited at the Seder dinner. An...

Omer calendar, a booklet with a page each for counting the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot, the barley harvest. Page shows 41st day; the facing page depicts Samson felling the pillars of the Philistine temple. From Italy, 1803. Paper, 53 leaves, 7,8 x 5,5 cm
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Omer calendar, a booklet with a page each for counting the 49 days between Pass...

Omer calendar, for counting the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot, the barley harvest.Pictures show Balaam's ass, Joshua stopping the sun during the battle against the Amorites, and Jael killing Sisera. From Italy, watercolour on a paper scroll, 32,7 x 11,3 cm
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Omer calendar, for counting the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot, th...

Omer calendar, to count the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot, the barley harvest. This Omer calendar may also have served as an amulet because it is in- scribed with the mystical name of god and blessings. From the Middle East,watercolour on paper, 62 x 44,5 cm
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Omer calendar, to count the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot, the barley...

Amulet for Shavuot, the harvest festival. This type of amulet is typical of North African Jews. The six triangles below the circle are pointed to ease out evil spirits. From Morocco. Inc and watercolour on paper, 32 x 23 cm
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Amulet for Shavuot, the harvest festival. This type of amulet is typical of...

Mizrach ("East"), a decoration hung on the walls of synagogue or home to indicate the direction of prayer, i.e. facing east towards Jerusalem. Designed and coloured like a Moslem prayer rug, this mizrach is from North Africa. Watercolour, 61,4 x 44,5 cm
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Mizrach ("East"), a decoration hung on the walls of synagogue or home to ind...

Shiviti, a decorative plaque set on the eastern wall of a synagogue, to indicate the direction of prayer toward Jerusalem. Design and colouring of this shiviti from Morocco is similar to Moslem prayer rugs. Watercolour, gold leaf and gold powder, 41 x 29,3 cm
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Shiviti, a decorative plaque set on the eastern wall of a synagogue, to indic...

Shiviti, a decorative plaque set on the eastern wall of a synagogue to indicate the direction of prayer towards Jerusalem. Under the stags, written in German: "In memory of Nathan Hoffmann, Odessa, February 28, 1890." Symmetrical paper cutout 82,7 x 41,9 cm
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Shiviti, a decorative plaque set on the eastern wall of a synagogue to indica...

Shiviti, a decorative plaque set on the eastern wall of a synagogue to indicate the direction of prayer towards Jerusalem. This Shiviti is in the form of a panoramic map of Israel. From Istanbul, Turkey, 1853. Paint, ink and collage on paper. 99 x 79 cm
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Shiviti, a decorative plaque set on the eastern wall of a synagogue to indica...