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Vilna Troupe, Alter-Sholem Kacyzne
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Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)
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1917
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This partially gilt-silver Torah crown from Poland is studded with semi-precious stones. Its two-tiered base is typical of Torah crowns from Eastern Europe. It is inscribed in Hebrew with the words,…
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1729
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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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Kraków, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Kraków, Poland)
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1553 and 1557
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Seek ye out the book of the Lord (Isaiah 34:16), and read The Holy Epistle [so] called to water the flock, go and browse.
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Aszer Szmuel, Anshel of Kraków, David Darshan
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Kraków, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Kraków, Poland)
Date:
1571
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Jennings Tofel
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Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Second Polish Republic (Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland)
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1929
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This 1934 illustration of the Passover story of the four sons features a caricature of the “wicked” son dressed as Hitler.
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Arthur Szyk
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Lodz, Second Polish Republic (Łódź, Poland)
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1934
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Ze’ev ben Abraham [?]
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Piotrków, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland)
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1766
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Moses Michael Rosenboim
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Schönlanke, Kingdom of Prussia (Trzcianka, Poland)
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1848
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Leopold Pilichowski
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Lodz, Russian Empire (Lodz, Poland)
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1894–1895
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The three art nouveau-influenced covers by Ber Kratko for three of Y. L. Peretz’s plays feature somewhat grotesque figures. The one for Vos in fidele shtekt (What Sticks in the Fiddle) features a…
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Ber Kratko
Places:
Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)
Date:
1910