Torah Scroll from Kaifeng

Photograph of room with large carved Torah ark with pews on either side of room and screened second-floor balcony.

Italian Synagogue, Conegliano Veneto, Italy

This exquisite synagogue, with Rococo gold wooden detailing, was originally located in in the village of Conegliano Veneto. Built in the sixteenth century, it was subsequently reassembled by the…

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Will the Old Sephardim Welcome the New?

Everyone who passes among those numbered from twenty years old and upward shall give his tribute to the Lord. . . . As we number the congregation and lament that the young do not always take the…

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Necklace with triangular settings on either side, with strings of beads running between them.

Yemeni Marriage Necklace

This is an example of the sort of necklaces worn by Jewish girls and women in Sana‘ (Yemen) on festive occasions, to display their dowries and represent the wealth of their families. Its two…

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Torah Scroll from Kaifeng

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