Constantinople Polyglot Bible (1546)

Silver cast and engraved container featuring lions holding menorah.

Alms Container

This alms container from Charleston, South Carolina, is made of cast and engraved silver. The cartouche on the front features two rampant lions flanking a menorah. The Hebrew inscriptions read:…

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When to Sound an Alarm for Jews Abroad?

When should Jews in one country start protesting about what they perceive as the peril of Jews in another country? To answer the question, we must first analyze the specific conditions of the…

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Framed painting of woman facing viewer, wearing beaded head covering, with domed building in background, and Hebrew word on frame underneath portrait.

Portrait of the Artist's Wife, with the Dome of the Rock in the Background

Ze’ev Raban painted this portrait of his wife, Miriam, in 1914, the same year they got married and he became head of the repoussé department at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. His…

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Constantinople Polyglot Bible (1546)

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