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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

Faience-tile mosaic of floral designs throughout, two lines of Hebrew text at the top, and three niches at bottom.

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Isfahan Synagogue, Persia

16th Century

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

Photograph of oval room with central platform with columns.

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Scuola Grande Tedesca (Venice)

1528 and 1672

Photograph of room with ornate columns and pews along both sides, a raised platform on the right side, and several chandeliers.

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Great Italian Synagogue, Padua

1548

Wood-framed Hebrew inscription.

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Inscription from the Establishment of the Rema Synagogue

1553

Nine-branched candelabrum with small carved eagle on top and crown shape on base.

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Synagogue Hanukkah Lamp

17th Century

Crown with decoration above rim.

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Torah Crown

1698/9

Torah shield decorated with vine-wrapped columns on either side, crowns across the top, and three smaller shields hanging from bottom.

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Torah Shield

Tobias Völsch

Late 17th Century

Two finials engraved with designs and Hebrew inscription, with chains hanging down from bottom and hand-shaped sculpture on top.

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Torah Finials

1742

Carpet with embroidered designs and four small posts near each corner.

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Persian Carpet

1600–1726

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In Lighthearted Praise of the Holy Law in the Foundation of the Synagogue

Daniel Levi de Barrios

1683