Ardashir-nāmah (Shāhin-i Shirāzi)

Scroll featuring Hebrew text and floral motifs.

Esther Scroll

The scroll (megillah) of Esther is read out loud on the holiday of Purim. This example, from Baghdad, is hand painted, with an ornate design in which bands of flowers frame the text. It is rolled on a…

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Painting of soldier in uniform seated at table surrounded by men, women, and children.

The Return of the Jewish Volunteer from the Wars of Liberation to His Family Still Living in Accordance with Old Customs

Exploring Jewish acculturation in the face of modernity, this painting is considered the first work of a prominent Jewish artist to explore a contemporary Jewish issue. The young soldier in the…

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Photograph of room with rows of pews, curtains on right-hand wall, and columned archway on back wall.

Great Italian Synagogue, Padua

Founded in 1548, the Italian Synagogue of Padua was moved to its current location by 1603. It was renovated in the nineteenth century and restored again after World War II, when the Scuola Grande…

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