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Medal embossed with queen on throne before several people and Latin inscription.

Medal Commemorating the Repeal of the 1745 Expulsion of the Jews from Prague

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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Manuscript scroll page with Hebrew text and decorated border with illustrations of cherubs, faces, animals, ribbons, and flowers.

Scroll of the Book of Esther

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Page of colored squares and English labels.

Chart of Gems from A Popular Treatise on Gems

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