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David Nieto
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London, Kingdom of Great Britain
(London, United Kingdom)
Date:
1724
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Mattetiah Spagnolo
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Candia, Republic of Venice
(Heraklion, Greece)
Date:
1583
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Adorned with a lush vegetative frame and putti (cherubs) carrying banners, this ketubah (marriage contract) marks the wedding of David and Dona Rachel Curiel, prominent members of Amsterdam’s…
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Artist Unknown
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1617
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This Venetian ketubah (marriage contract) from 1707 marks the wedding of Solomon, son of Isaac Franco de Almeida, to Brancha, daughter of David Fernandes Dias. Near the top, the ancient city of…
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Artist Unknown
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
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1707
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Uri Fayvesh Segal
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Altona, Kingdom of Denmark
(Altona, Germany)
Date:
1750
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Shalom Italia
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1640
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Meshulam Zimmel ben Moses of Polna
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1733
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1500
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This ketubah (marriage contract) from Damascus, signed on the 21st of Shevat 5466, or February 5, 1706, features a text set within an arch, and flanked on both sides and above with green and orange…
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Artist Unknown
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Damascus, Ottoman Empire
(Damascus, Syria)
Date:
1706
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While ketubot (marriage contracts) are usually written in Aramaic, Karaite ketubot are written in Hebrew. They are often pentagonal in shape, most often with a pointed bottom. This example has a…
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Artist Unknown
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Chufut-Kale, Russian Empire
(Hora Chufutkale, Ukraine)
Date:
1719