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This Torah binder, made for boys at birth and later brought by young men as a symbol of participation in the synagogue, illustrates the fixed nature of traditional gender expectations.
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Koppel ben Moses Heller
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Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria
(Munich, Germany)
Date:
1814
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They heard the sound of the Lord God moving about in the garden at the breezy time of day; and the man and his wife hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. The Lord God called out to…
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Abraham Bar Jacob
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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ca. 1700
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Artist Unknown
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Westheim, Holy Roman Empire
(Westheim, Germany)
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ca. 1750
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Printed birth amulet. The decorative borders are composed of printers’ devices and decorations that were used by printers in Fürth (Bavaria), so it is assumed that this amulet was printed in that city…
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Artist Unknown
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Fürth, Holy Roman Empire
(Fürth, Germany)
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ca. 1750
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A. O my sisters! O my daughters! O women, my people and pride! Hear my words, understand my musings, consider my way, for I am your brother. I have gathered for you beautiful words, chosen from the…
Contributor:
Ben Ish Ḥai
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Baghdad, Ottoman Empire
(Baghdad, Iraq)
Date:
1979
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Artist Unknown
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
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ca. 1750
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Groningen, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Groningen, Netherlands)
Date:
1794
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Moses Mendez Coutinho
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1701
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Circumcision has so peculiar a veneration among the present Jews, that if all other parts of their Religion were to be changed, this like Mount…
Contributor:
Lancelot Addison
Places:
Milston, Kingdom of England
(Milston, United Kingdom)
Date:
1675