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Jews first settled in Kaifeng, the capital of Henan province in central China, before 1127. According to scholars, they had come from India or Persia, spoke Persian, and worked as cotton dyers and…
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Kaifeng, Qing Dynasty
(Kaifeng, China)
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1722
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Meshulam Zimmel ben Moses of Polna
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Polná, Holy Roman Empire
(Polná, Czech Republic)
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1719
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Joseph ben Ḥayim de Vitali
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(Aitoloakarnania, Greece)
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1528
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16th Century
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This rare example of a Roman ketubah (marriage contract) from the seventeenth century was written on the occasion of the marriage of Menahem ben Samuel Zadik to Zevia, daughter of the prominent banker…
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Rome, Papal States
(Rome, Italy)
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1627
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This scroll of Esther from Germany, created for use on the holiday of Purim, is extensively decorated, with illustrations of biblical scenes from the Esther story, as well as various flora and fauna…
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ca. 1630
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Jacob Judah Leon Templo
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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ca. 1652
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This ketubah (marriage contract), was signed in Bayonne, France, whose Jewish community originated with New Christians from Spain and Portugal in the sixteenth century. It marks the wedding of Isaac…
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Bayonne, Kingdom of France
(Bayonne, France)
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1705
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Shabbetai Sheftel Auerbach
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
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1706
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This intricately decorated ketubah (marriage contract) marks the marriage of Gabriel ben Hezekiah Amron to Simḥa bat Shabbetai mi-Segni. It is richly decorated with biblical miniatures, including one…
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Artist Unknown
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Rome, Papal States
(Rome, Italy)
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1734