Portrait of Hezekiah da Silva

Carpet with embroidered designs and four small posts near each corner.

Persian Carpet

This Persian carpet, manufactured between 1600 and 1630, was later used for a reader’s desk and desk cover in the Portuguese Synagogue in The Hague, Netherlands.

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Exemplar humanae vitae (A Specimen of Human Life)

But take heed, blind Pharisees, what you say! For though your hearts be full of malice and cunning yet, being without light, your tongues betray you. Suppose I was a Christian, what then would you say…

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Poster of men pouring water over man sitting in can filled with water and secured by locks.

Houdini’s Death-Defying Mystery

Poster of Houdini’s escape act from a galvanized-iron milk can filled with water and secured by massive locks.Harry Houdini (1874–1926) was born Erik Weisz in Budapest and immigrated with his family…

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Portrait of Hezekiah da Silva

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