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Women played key roles in preparing the deceased for burial. This painting shows women’s involvement in the ultimate act of generosity.
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Praha, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
ca. 1780
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On June 7, 1690, Samuel de Isaac Senior Teixeira married Rachel Senior de Mattos in Hamburg. Their beautiful ketubah (marriage contract) depicts the couple under the wedding canopy, accompanied by…
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Artist Unknown
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Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire
(Hamburg, Germany)
Date:
1690
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Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire
(Hamburg, Germany)
Date:
1648
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In meetings of the community’s Mahamad [board of governors], past and present, discussions were held about a book that Gideon [Abudiente] ordered printed concerning the…
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Joseph ben Abraham Athias, Abraham Bar Jacob, The Spanish and Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam
Places:
Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire
(Hamburg, Germany)
Date:
1666