Guide
Donors and Benefactors
By Carol Bakhos
As is the case today, those who contributed financially and materially to the establishment, maintenance, and restoration of functional and decorative aspects of the synagogue were often honored in stone and mosaic inscriptions, usually by name but sometimes anonymously. Non-Jewish authorities were sometimes praised in a similar manner. For more on synagogue inscriptions, see WALL PAINTINGS AND MOSAICS.
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Special Treatment for a Donor
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