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16th Century
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No one may accommodate non-Jews [in the synagogue] without the permission of the mahamad [board of governors].
In the past, it was promulgated that no person may get up from his place to go to greet…
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Pieter van den Berge, The Spanish and Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1640
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A halakhic decision written by Netanel Trabotto about singers [accompanying prayer in the synagogue] who repeated the word crown as well as the Name of God, and they…
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Netanel Trabotto, Abraham Graziano
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Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (Modena, Italy)
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1645
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A letter from his honor R. Samuel Corcos, son of his honor R. Abraham, of blessed memory, a teacher in the holy community of Senigallia, which he sent to the…
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Samuel Corcos, Abraham Graziano
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Senigallia, Papal States (Senigallia, Italy)
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1645
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
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1697
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The wooden synagogue in Gwozńdziec, eastern Galicia (modern-day Ukraine), was one of more than two hundred wooden synagogues that existed in Poland before World War II. Such synagogues were popular…
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Gwoździec, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Gwoździec, Poland)
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ca. 1650
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This synagogue structure contains stunning samples of wood painting and folk motifs (including verses, images of Jerusalem, animals, and flowers). The panels were decorated by Eliezer Zusman, an…
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Unterlimpurg, Habsburg Empire (Unterlimpurg, Germany)
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1738/9
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Emanuel de Witte
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1680
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Bernard Picart
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1725
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Theology teaches us that when God the Eternal formed man He gave him an extra rib. This rib was destined for the formation of woman in order that this creature, who was to become the rich…
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Elissa Lisbonne
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Avignon, Second French Empire (Avignon, France)
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1865