Wedding Sofa

Single page in ink on vellum featuring image of throne in center with bird of prey above, surrounded by Hebrew writing.

Amulet for the protection of women and newborn children

Amulets were crafted to protect pregnant women and newborn children from the powers of the evil Lilith, Adam’s mythical first wife. Mystical texts surround this image, written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and…

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On Disbelieving Atrocities

We, the screamers, have been at it now for about ten years. We started on the night when the epileptic van der Lubbe set fire to the German Parliament; we said that if you don’t quench those flames at…

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Portrait painting of a bearded man in collar and wearing hat facing viewer standing on a staircase with his right arm resting on a balustrade.

Portrait of Dr. Ephraim Hezekiah Bueno

Rembrandt van Rijn lived in the part of Amsterdam where the artists’ guild (St. Luke’s Guild) was located. By coincidence, it was also home to a number of Jews. Rembrandt’s artworks attest to an…

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