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Israel David Luzzatto
Places:
Trieste, Habsburg Empire
(Trieste, Italy)
Date:
ca. 1775
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This rabbinic ordination certificate granted to Judah ben Eliezer Briel was printed as a broadside in Venice and signed by prominent Venetian rabbis. It certifies his learning and his fitness to…
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Artist Unknown
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
Date:
1677
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The second-oldest building in the Venetian ghetto is the Scuola Canton Synagogue. Built several years after the Scuola Grande Tedesca, the Canton Synagogue also served the Ashkenazic community. The…
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
Date:
1532
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Aryeh Leyb ben Daniel, Francesco Griselini
Places:
Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
Date:
1746
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This Piedmontese synagogue, built in 1595, is typical of many synagogues constructed in times and places where Jews did not want to call attention to themselves because of fear of persecution. From…
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Casale Monferrato, Kingdom of Sardinia
(Casale Monferrato, Italy)
Date:
1595 and 1765
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This exquisite synagogue, with Rococo gold wooden detailing, was originally located in in the village of Conegliano Veneto. Built in the sixteenth century, it was subsequently reassembled by the…
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Conegliano Veneto, Kingdom of Sardinia
(Conegliano, Italy)
Date:
17th Century
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Elijah Menaḥem Ḥalfan
Places:
Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
Date:
1533
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Philipp Veit
Places:
Rome, Papal States
(Rome, Italy)
Date:
1819
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Maurycy Gottlieb
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Rome, Kingdom of Italy
(Rome, Italy)
Date:
1878–1879
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This Torah ark, installed in a synagogue in the Italian town of Urbino, is a fine example of Renaissance Judaica. Carved from walnut in the early sixteenth century, the ark belonged to the Sephardic…
Places:
Urbino, Duchy of Urbino
(Urbino, Italy)
Date:
ca. 1500