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This Torah binder, made for boys at birth and later brought by young men as a symbol of participation in the synagogue, illustrates the fixed nature of traditional gender expectations.
Contributor:
Koppel ben Moses Heller
Places:
Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria
(Munich, Germany)
Date:
1814
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Artist Unknown
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Bischitz, Austrian Empire
(Byšice, Czech Republic)
Date:
1855–1856
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Artist Unknown
Date:
1864
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Artist Unknown
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Eidlitz, Holy Roman Empire
(Údlice, Czech Republic)
Date:
ca. 1805
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
ca. 1845
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This richly decorated Torah binder is thought to be from Rechnitz, based on its dedication as a gift from Gitl bat Samuel for Samuel ben Leib of Rechnitz in 1750. The Torah binder (also known as a…
Contributor:
Artist Unknown
Places:
Rechnitz, Habsburg Empire
(Rechnitz, Austria)
Date:
1750
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Rome, Papal States
(Rome, Italy)
Date:
1754
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Danzig, Kingdom of Prussia
(Gdańsk, Poland)
Date:
1838
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Artist Unknown
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Smyrna, Ottoman Empire
(İzmir, Turkey)
Date:
1858–1859
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Bingen, Holy Roman Empire
(Bingen, Germany)
Date:
1700