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Challah cover, to cover the traditional Jewish braided bread during the Sabbath dinner, the festive meal after the synagogue service. From Germany, embroidered by Marianna Kirschstein. Silk, embroidered with silk and wool, 54,5 x 54,5 cm
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Challah cover, to cover the traditional Jewish braided bread during the...

Sabbath cloth, a table cloth used during the Sabbath dinner, the festive meal after the synagogue service. It depicts the western wall of Jerusalem, encircled by the graves of Jewish sages, prophets and kings. From Jerusalem. Silk and cotton, 120 x 115 cm
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Sabbath cloth, a table cloth used during the Sabbath dinner, the festive meal...

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...

Sabbath cloth, a table cloth used during the sabbath dinner, the festive meal after the synagogue service. Inscription: "and he said to me, this is the table that is before the Eternal". From Persia, embroidered with patchwork border. 88 cm in diameter.
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Sabbath cloth, a table cloth used during the sabbath dinner, the festive meal...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Seder towel,for use after the ritual washing of hands during the Seder dinner. The towel belonged to the Dreyfus family and shows Adam and Eve in Paradise. From Alsace, France, 1829. Drawing and watercolour on linen with fringe of open weave, 141 x 14,5 cm
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Seder towel,for use after the ritual washing of hands during the Seder dinner....