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Contributor:
Johann Conrad Weiss
Places:
Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire
(Nuremberg, Germany)
Date:
1711/1712
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The people recite teḥinot [supplications] during the morning prayers on the eve of the Tishah be-Av (Ninth of Av). They then dine before entering into the synagogue for the…
Contributor:
Judah Leib Kirchheim
Places:
Worms, Holy Roman Empire
(Worms, Germany)
Date:
ca. 1631
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Meshulam Zimmel ben Moses of Polna
Places:
Polná, Holy Roman Empire
(Polná, Czech Republic)
Date:
1719
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Contributor:
Paul Christian Kirchner
Places:
Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire
(Nuremberg, Germany)
Date:
1724
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The Pinkas Synagogue is the second-oldest extant synagogue in Prague. It is believed that a synagogue was found in that location as early as 1492. The structure now housing the synagogue was built by…
Places:
Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1625
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Contributor:
Paul Christian Kirchner
Places:
Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire
(Nuremberg, Germany)
Date:
1724
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This intricately decorated textile, possibly used as a Torah cover, was produced in Prague around 1600. Four squares adorn its center, the top two containing vases ringed by flowers and vines and the…
Contributor:
Artist Unknown
Places:
Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
ca. 1600
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Temerl bat Hirsch Perlhefter
Places:
Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1685/6
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This Torah mantle was made in Vienna in the eighteenth century. It is embroidered with silk and metallic thread, metallic ribbon, and has metallic fringes. Set against a red background, this mantle’s…
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Vienna, Holy Roman Empire
(Vienna, Austria)
Date:
1722/3
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Contributor:
Johann Valentin Schüler
Places:
Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire
(Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Date:
Late 17th Century