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In late 1897, Camille Pissarro, the noted impressionist artist, known for his many landscapes and cityscapes, came to Paris and rented a room in the Hôtel du Louvre, which gave him a good view of the…
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Camille Pissarro
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Paris, French Republic (Paris, France)
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1898
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The Arab Question—with which the youngsters born in this Land have been familiar for many years, and because of which they were subject to disgrace and ridicule by the prominent men within the Yishuv…
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Chaim Ben-Kiki
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Tiberias, Occupied Enemy Territory Administration (Tiberias, Israel)
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1921
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The origin of this Torah scroll is in Turkey. It was donated by the Camondo family, one of the most important Jewish families in Istanbul, many of whose members settled in Paris and greatly…
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1860
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The ketubah is a religious and legal contract of marriage. Traditionally, it outlines the conjugal and economic conditions of a marriage and is written in Aramaic. This ornate one from Isfahan, Iran…
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Artist Unknown
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Isfahan, Sublime State of Iran (Isfahan, Iran)
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1887
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Angel Jacobo Jesurun’s topographical map of Caracas, with its geometric grid, is the first map after Venezuela’s independence to be drawn and printed by a native of the city. After decades of war and…
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Caracas, State of Venezuela (Caracas, Venezuela)
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1843
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Haifa 1 Elul, 5724
August 9, 1964
To: His Excellency David Ben-Gurion
Sde Boker
Dear Sir,
From your letter of May 19, 1964, I understood that you wish to avoid a comprehensive discussion of the…
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David Ben-Gurion, Elie Eliachar
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1964
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The story of my life is only exceptional in that it represents a great change of identity in the heart of the Jewish people. [ . . . ]
I was born a Jewish Algerian—a French citizen to boot—and during…
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Léon Ashkenazi
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Orsay, France
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1967
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Our classroom was on the upper floor and in the rear of the building. Its two large windows opened on a garden which, because it could be reached only by crossing M. Shalom’s apartment, was forbidden…
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Leon Sciaky
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1946
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This ketubah was written for the wedding of Isaac Senior Teixeira (1631–1705) and Rachel Senior de Mattos. The wealthy Teixeira family (also known as Teixeira de Mattos or Teixeira de Sampayo), was…
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Unknown
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Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (Hamburg, Germany)
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1648
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The wealthy merchant and diplomat Jeronimo Nunes da Costa (Mozes Curiël; 1620–1697) was born in Florence. In 1627, his family settled in Hamburg, where his father, a businessman, became an important…
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Romeyn de Hooghe
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
ca. 1700