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This Torah ark, installed in a synagogue in the Italian town of Urbino, is a fine example of Renaissance Judaica. Carved from walnut in the early sixteenth century, the ark belonged to the Sephardic…
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Urbino, Duchy of Urbino (Urbino, Italy)
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ca. 1500
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Founded in 1548, the Italian Synagogue of Padua was moved to its current location by 1603. It was renovated in the nineteenth century and restored again after World War II, when the Scuola Grande…
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Padua, Republic of Venice (Padua, Italy)
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1548
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Built in 1568, the Paradesi Synagogue is the oldest synagogue in India, as well as in the entire British Commonwealth. The land on which it was built was a gift from the Rajah of Cochin, Paraja, so…
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Artist Unknown
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Cochin, Kingdom of Cochin (Ernakulam, India)
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1568
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Michal Na’aman
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Tel Aviv, Israel
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1974
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Susan Moss
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Los Angeles, United States of America
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1977
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Mindy Weisel
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Washington, United States of America
Date:
1979
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After the many marks of encouragement bestowed on me by a generous publick, I thought that I could not better evince my gratitude for such favours, than by disseminating to as wide an extent, and at…
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Daniel Mendoza
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London, Kingdom of Great Britain (London, United Kingdom)
Date:
1789
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Friedrich Friedländer
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Vienna, Austria
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Date Unknown, 18th century