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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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Rötger Herfurth
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Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire
(Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
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ca. 1769–1776
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Jacob Koppel Gans
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(Bavaria, Germany)
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1772–1773
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Wilhelmus Angenendt
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1809
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Artist Unknown
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The Hague, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(The Hague, Netherlands)
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1600–1726
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Bernard Picart
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1723
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16th Century
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Bingen, Holy Roman Empire
(Bingen, Germany)
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1700
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The use of wall niches for Torah scrolls was a feature of some of the earliest synagogues and continues today in Mizrahi communities. This striking faience-tile mosaic structure would have decorated a…
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Isfahan, Safavid Empire
(Isfahan, Iran)
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16th Century
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This Torah ark, installed in a synagogue in the Italian town of Urbino, is a fine example of Renaissance Judaica. Carved from walnut in the early sixteenth century, the ark belonged to the Sephardic…
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Urbino, Duchy of Urbino
(Urbino, Italy)
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ca. 1500