Shadai’a (Dedicatory Plaque)

Photograph of room with rows of pews, curtains on right-hand wall, and columned archway on back wall.

Scuola Levantina, Venice

The Scuola Levantina (Levantine Synagogue), a Sephardic synagogue built in 1541, was restored in the late seventeenth century. The bimah is thought to have been carved by Andrea Brustolon, famed for…

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A Prayer for the Restoration of Judah

Remember, O Lord, what has befallen us; Behold, and see our disgrace! Our heritage has passed to aliens, Our homes to strangers. We have become orphans, fatherless; Our mothers are like widows. W…

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Silver pitcher with floral shapes and inscribed designs, and shield on lid with Hebrew inscription.

Burial Society Pitcher and Shield

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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Shadai’a (Dedicatory Plaque)

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