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Embroidered curtain and valence bearing three crowns and five vessels.

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Curtain and Valance for Torah Ark

1772–1773

Ornately decorated cylindrical case with Hebrew writing on top and scroll inside; closed cylindrical case with ornate decoration.

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Torah Scroll and Case

1860

Photograph of rectangular room with arched windows, floor covered in sand, wooden cabinet on far wall, wooden benches on left side and along walls, and wooden lectern on right side.

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Tzedek ve-Shalom Synagogue, Suriname

1736

Photograph of ornamental Torah ark chamber with gilded columns and doors with filigree and Hebrew writing.

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Urbino Synagogue, Italy

ca. 1500

Silver cast and engraved container featuring lions holding menorah.

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Alms Container

ca. 1819

Set of curved doors with carving of peacock-shaped pitcher filled with foliage and fruit extending to top of door.

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Doors to the Bimah, Rema Synagogue (Krakow)

Early 18th Century

Photograph of building exterior with curved windows and gated courtyard to left.

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Kupa Synagogue (Kraków)

17th Century

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Responsum: On a Torah Curtain of Printed Silk

1732

Stylized depiction of a person bent over their hands, with the words "Birchot ha-shachar" written in Hebrew and English across the middle, and English text describing the morning blessings on the top right of the page.

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Mah Tovu

2004

Illuminated Hebrew manuscript page with ornate columns surrounding text, decorated borders, and two figures on top with crown and tablets.

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Illustrated Daily Prayer Book

1820

Print engraving of room interior with central podium, Torah ark on far wall, and rows of pews on either side of podium, with German and Hebrew text below.

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Alte Synagogue (Berlin)

1714

Interior of building of back wall with decorative images on top, Hebrew text in the middle, and lattice below, platform with railing in left foreground, and several podiums along wall.

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Synagogue (Bechhofen, Germany)

1684