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Belt buckle - 2nd half 18th, - silver, showing a stag pursued by two dogs. From France - 5 x 7.54 cm Inv. 703
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Belt buckle - 2nd half 18th, - silver, showing a stag pursued b...

Yom-Kippur belt - silver Inv. 845
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Yom-Kippur belt - silver Inv. 845

Belt buckle (around 1800) - silver Inv. 706
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Belt buckle (around 1800) - silver Inv. 706

Belt buckle, 1826 - silver Sacrificial animals From Lemberg (Lvov) Inv. 708
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Belt buckle, 1826 - silver Sacrificial animals...

Kiddush cup, mid 19th, silver. Hebrew inscription on escutcheon: "This cup belongs to the funeral brotherhood." (the Chebrah Kadishah) H: 11.5 cm Inv. 20
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Kiddush cup, mid 19th, silver. Hebrew inscription on es...

"Jahrzeit" oil lamp (lamp for the annual remembrance of a person's death), around 1900.Metal casting partly nickel-plated: Hebrew inscription "Neumann Golde Chaja" 12 cm across, H:8,5 cm Inv. 433
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"Jahrzeit" oil lamp (lamp for the annual remembrance of a person's death), ar...

Passover goblet - cut glass showing family gathering For Passover Feast (detail) From the Netherlands, mid 18th c. H: 21.5 cm Inv.730
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Passover goblet - cut glass showing family gathering For Passover Feast (deta...

The chair of the famous Rabbi Loew (Judah Loew ben Bezaleel, died 1609) in the "Altneuschul" in Prague, the oldest synagogue in Europe, built 1270. Rabbi Loew is said to have created the Golem, a living mannekin.
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The chair of the famous Rabbi Loew (Judah Loew ben Bezaleel, died 1609)...

Sukkah, a room or building in which the Jewish Thanksgiving festival is celebrated. This painted sukkah is from Fischach, Germany, and depicts daily life in the village, interspersed with pictures of a visionary Jerusalem. Early 19th
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Sukkah, a room or building in which the Jewish Thanksgiving festival is...

Book of prayers and blessings, from Tzelem, Hungary, 1751. It was the custom in small communities, for a father-in-law to give his new daughter-in-law such a book, instructing her on when to say what prayer or blessing. Parchment, 9,5 x 5,2 cm
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Book of prayers and blessings, from Tzelem, Hungary, 1751. It was the custom...

Mizrach ("East"), a decoration hung on the walls of a home to indicate the direction of prayer, facing east towards Jerusalem. From Southern Germany. The inscription "East" is surrounded by illustrations of holiday observances. Watercolour on paper, 34,5 x 23 cm
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Mizrach ("East"), a decoration hung on the walls of a home to indicate th...

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...