Torah Curtain

Two finials, one with a loop in the middle, decorated with flowers and lines.

Torah Finials

These small Torah finials, decorated with silver repoussé and dark- and light-blue enamel, originated in Persia. They are further adorned with slender flowers and graceful geometric patterns.

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Photograph of room with decorated ceiling, central platform with wrought-iron gate, and bookshelf on far wall.

Rema Synagogue, Krakow

The Rema Synagogue, named after the famous rabbi and scholar Moses Isserles (known by the Hebrew acronym “Rema”), was built in 1553 in the city of Kazimierz (today a district of Kraków). It was…

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Abstract painting of adjoining shapes that resemble a grand piano, musical staff, and string instruments.

Symphony Orchestra

The 1910s were a time of experimentation for Man Ray. Inspired by the paintings of European modernists at the Armory Show in New York in 1913, he began painting in an abstract style, one that…

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