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These belled, gilt-silver Torah finials topped with crowns were made in Amsterdam by master silversmith Pieter van Hoven, who lived near the Jewish quarter and is best known for the Jewish ceremonial…
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Pieter van Hoven
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17th or 18th Century
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This bronze medal by Jacques Elion commemorates the opening of a Jewish orphanage in Amsterdam. The Hebrew inscription reads: “Orphanage.” It was customary for Jewish communities to issue medals to…
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Jacques Elion
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date:
1865
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Following his retirement, Hijman Binger created a daily prayer book, drawing its texts from well-known sources and illustrating the manuscript with the help of his children. Completed in 1820, the…
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Hijman (Ḥayim ben Mordecai), Marcus, and Anthonie Binger
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Amsterdam, United Kingdom of the Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1820
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A Son of the Ancient Race is one of the few paintings with Jewish themes made by Jozef Israëls. It is from a series of paintings and drawings of secondhand clothing peddlers in Amsterdam’s Jewish…
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Jozef Israëls
Places:
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date:
ca. 1889