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This pitcher from Nuremberg, Germany, was made around 1650. Cast in silver, the repoussé piece is finely traced and engraved with floral patterns. On its lid sits a shield engraved with a Hebrew…
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire
(Nuremberg, Germany)
Date:
ca. 1650|1732
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Now I will give instructions concerning how to look after me from the beginning of my final illness—when the day of judgment comes, during all the period of my illness, and the time of my death, when…
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Naphtali ha-Kohen Katz
Places:
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
ca. 1718
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This enameled glass beaker, belonging to the Polin Burial Society in Bohemia, is a fine example of the melding of Jewish and Bohemian art forms. It features painted figures carrying a body toward a…
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Poleň (Polin), Holy Roman Empire
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1691
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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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We, the elders and leaders of the village of Hasköy, have signed below on the advice of our teacher, the rabbi, may he enjoy a long life. Whereas, there are in this village of ours an association of…
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The Confraternity of Boatmen in Hasköy, Istanbul
Places:
Hasköy, Ottoman Empire
(Hasköy, Turkey)
Date:
1708
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In the year five thousand three hundred twenty-four [1564] of the Creation of the World, when we are returned to the houses of our fathers from the four corners of the world. After the expulsion in…
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Ḥevra Kadisha of Prague
Places:
Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
16th Century
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Johann Conrad Weiss
Places:
Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire
(Nuremberg, Germany)
Date:
1711/1712
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These are the things that have no set limit [m. Peah 1:1] for the benefactors of the nation, friends and nobles, young and old, and righteous women, who have come together in the gemilut ḥasadim…
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The Gemilut Ḥasadim (Giving of Loving-Kindness) Society of Ferrara
Places:
Ferrara, Duchy of Ferrara
(Province of Ferrara, Italy)
Date:
1515
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With the help of the Almighty; this is a true copy of the original.
We, the undersigned, hereby confirm that the guild of kayīkjis [caique-owners; boatmen] of Ortaköy have undertaken the obligation to…
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The Confraternity of Boatmen in Ortaköy, Istanbul
Places:
Ortaköy, Ottoman Empire
(Ortaköy, Turkey)
Date:
1712
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The enlightened will awaken, and he who understands will rise up to waken his soul, which will speak to his body; and his body will speak with his evil inclination.
And thus, the soul will…
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Elijah ha-Kohen ha-Itmari
Places:
Smyrna, Ottoman Empire
(İzmir, Turkey)
Date:
1712