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Women played key roles in preparing the deceased for burial. This painting shows women’s involvement in the ultimate act of generosity.
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Praha, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
ca. 1780
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This medal was issued in the Netherlands to commemorate the repeal of the 1745 expulsion of the Jewish community of Prague. Responding to appeals from foreign leaders, Maria Theresa (1717–1780), the…
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Artist Unknown
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1745
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Nathan ben Samson of Meseritsch
Places:
Gross Meseritsch, Holy Roman Empire
(Velké Meziříčí, Czech Republic)
Date:
1728
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Three representatives of the Prague Burial Society in the 1730s are pictured in these portraits: Jonas Jeitteles (1735–1806, the community’s official physician), Rabbi Leib Fayvel Dayan (another…
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Artist Unknown
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1733
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Places:
Eidlitz, Holy Roman Empire
(Údlice, Czech Republic)
Date:
ca. 1805