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This book was printed in Belvedere, outside Constantinople, by Reina Nasi, the daughter of Gracia Nasi, and widow of Joseph. She was the first Jewish woman to establish her own press.
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Doña Reina Mendes
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
ca. 1593–1595
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The Synagogue Mejor is a synagogue in Bursa, Turkey, built in the late fifteenth century by Jews who settled in the Ottoman Empire after being expelled from Majorca. Its name “Mejor” commemorates the…
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Bursa, Ottoman Empire (Bursa, Turkey)
Date:
Early 16th Century
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Artist Unknown
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
ca. 1735
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Artist Unknown
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Gördes, Ottoman Empire (Gördes, Turkey)
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Late 18th–Early 19th Century
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Moses Ganbash
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
1838–1839
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Kabbalists prayed using the basic Jewish prayers, but added certain elements according to their own tradition. The prayers are often presented with kavanot (special devotional forms, meanings, and…
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Unknown
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
1734
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Jacob Huli
Places:
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
1730
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This silk cushion cover, embroidered with metallic thread and metallic braid, is thought to have been made in Istanbul. Divided into two horizontal planes, with a narrow border running on three of its…
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Artist Unknown
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
Late 17th or Early 18th Century
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Nicolas de Nicolay
Places:
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
1568