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Fanny von Arnstein (née Itzig; 1758–1818) was born into a prominent Jewish banking family in Berlin and married a leading Viennese financier. She entertained many luminaries at her famous salon. Having…
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Vienna, Holy Roman Empire (Vienna, Austria)
Date:
1804
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Women played key roles in preparing the deceased for burial. This painting shows women’s involvement in the ultimate act of generosity.
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Artist Unknown
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Praha, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
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ca. 1780
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Most Distinguished Sir,
The undersigned, your most humble servant, is a wretched woman of twenty-three years of age. I was married for five and a half years to this Mr. Lucio Luzzatto, [but] I was…
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Relle Luzzatto Morschene
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Trieste, Holy Roman Empire (Trieste, Italy)
Date:
1794
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Certainly, dearest parents, I know what is commonly the result of the influence of education and of misunderstood religion, but is it possible that you could hate your son because he harbors other…
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Michael Joseph Edler von Arnstein
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Vienna, Holy Roman Empire (Vienna, Austria)
Date:
1783
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One who exchanges good for bad and bad for good, and says that transgressions are really virtuous deeds, and that it is by this means that one can bring the Will of the Creator to fruition—such an…
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Ezekiel Landau
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1760
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This gold, repoussé, punched, and engraved goblet was used for kiddush (the ritual sanctification of the Sabbath over wine) in the home of the Speyers, a prominent and wealthy family in the Jewish…
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Artist Unknown
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Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
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Early 18th Century
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This Hanukkah lamp from Frankfurt am Main, like the earliest known silver Hanukkah lamps made in Germany, is shaped like a chest and resembles inkwells of the period. This one is relatively…
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Caspar Birckenholtz
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Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Date:
1661–1690
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Sifre ‘evronot—manuals for calculating the Jewish calendar, including leap years and holidays—were a popular genre of Ashkenazic illustrated manuscripts in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries…
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Artist Unknown
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1619–1624
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This magnificent cast-silver Hanukkah lamp, modeled on the ancient menorah, was created in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The legendary Judith stands at the top, surrounded by animals and angels below…
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Johann Adam Boller
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Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Date:
1706–1732
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On this silver Purim cup from Augsburg, Germany, a quotation from the Talmud (b. Megillah 7b) inscribed around the rim advises its bearer to drink in celebration of Purim until unable to distinguish…
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Artist Unknown
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Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire (Augsburg, Germany)
Date:
ca. 1690