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Illustration of a sphere circled by rings at various angles, including illustrations of zodiac symbols.

Guide

Education and Scholarship

1500–1750

Painting of well-dressed man in hat with plume and sword putting his hand on the chest of a nude man tied down prone on a table with face upturned and mouth open, as several well-dressed men look on from the far side of the table.

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Harvey Demonstrating the Circulation of the Blood to Charles I

Benjamin-Eugène Fichel

1850

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Jewish Women in the Midwifery School of Vilna University

Pinchas Kon

1929

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From the Old Marketplace

Joseph Buloff

1972

Portrait of a bearded man seated at desk wearing a wig and collar, holding a quill in his right hand and turning the page of book with his left hand, with bookshelf in background and globe and inkwell on desk.

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Portrait of David Nieto

James McArdell | David Esteves

ca. 1745–1765

Facing-page manuscript with Latin text on right-hand page surrounded by floral border and man in circular frame on top and bottom of page, and portrait of man on left-hand side surrounded by floral border and two cherubs with man in frames on top and bottom of page.

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Diploma of Doctor of Medicine (University of Padua)

1695

Print of man in moustache and skullcap facing viewer and holding cloth in left hand, encircled by Latin text. Beneath his portrait is an unraveled scroll with illustration of figures and large buildings.

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Portrait of Jacob Judah Leon Templo

Shalom Italia

1640–1649

Page of Hebrew text with portrait of man with curly hair in center of page, surrounded by round frame with Hebrew words inside it.

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Self-Portrait of Abraham ben Shabbetai Kohen

Abraham ben Shabbetai Kohen

1719

Print with decorative border of man in robes wearing hat and holding a book with right hand and Latin heading.

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Jewish Doctor (Medico Giudeo)

Nicolas de Nicolay

1568

Bronze mortar decorated with a seven-branched candelabrum, flanked with the Hebrew letters mem and resh.

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Bronze Physician’s Mortar

Servius de Levis

16th Century

Print portrait of man wearing hat, framed by Latin text.

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Portrait of Joseph Solomon Delmedigo

Willem Jacobsz

1628

Print portrait of bearded man in circular frame with Latin text encircling him and in frame below.

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Portrait of Doctor Abraham Zacutus

Salomon Saveri

1634