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This tombstone of Joel ben Ze’ev, who died in 1744, is topped with a carving of an eagle. Winged griffins and eagles symbolize God’s power. Only the wealthy could afford stone markers before the…
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Smotrych, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Smotrych, Ukraine)
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1744
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This candle reflector is made of repoussé brass, engraved and punched. The three candle holders are set into a frame decorated with flowers and leaves.
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Artist Unknown
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Lvov, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Lviv, Ukraine)
Date:
1642
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These two lecterns are from Jablonów in the southern part of eastern Galicia and may have graced the town’s wooden synagogue, which was built as early as 1674. Carved from wood, and standing on two…
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Artist Unknown
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Jabłonów, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Yablonov, Ukraine)
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17th or 18th Century
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This paper cut, commemorating the anniversary of a date of death, originates from Galicia.
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Artist Unknown
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Austro-Hungarian Empire (Galicia, Ukraine)
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1867–1880
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This erotic illustration by Joseph Chaikov was made for a lavish edition of the biblical Song of Songs published by the Yiddish Kultur-lige in Kiev in 1918–1919. The forms of the embracing couple here…
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Joseph (Iosif) Chaikov
Places:
Kiev, Russian Empire (Kyiv, Ukraine)
Date:
1918–1919
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This painting exemplifies the decorative plaques that sometimes adorned the eastern walls of synagogues to commemorate the glory of the Temple in Jerusalem and indicate the direction of prayer. In…
Contributor:
Netanel Leichter
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Lwow, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Lviv, Ukraine)
Date:
1898
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Józef Awin’s reconstruction of the synagogue in the Old Cemetery of Lwów/L’viv, featured here, reflects his clean geometricity and appreciation for Galician wooden synagogue architecture. The cemetery…
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Józef Awin
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Lwow, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Lviv, Ukraine)
Date:
1909
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The wooden synagogue in Kamionka Strumiłowa was built in the late seventeenth century. Its walls were covered in colorful paintings and, as in most wooden synagogues, the bimah occupied a central…
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Alois Breier
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Kamionka, Russian Empire (Kamianka-Buzka, Ukraine)
Date:
1910
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While ketubot (marriage contracts) are usually written in Aramaic, Karaite ketubot are written in Hebrew. They are often pentagonal in shape, most often with a pointed bottom. This example has a…
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Artist Unknown
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Chufut-Kale, Russian Empire (Hora Chufutkale, Ukraine)
Date:
1719
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In some Hasidic communities, it became a common practice for the Hasidic leader or rebbe to give specially sanctified coins as amulets that could confer blessings on the holder. These coins-turned…
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Sadigura, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Sadhora, Ukraine)
Date:
1880