City Square and Gatehouse, Beersheba

Photograph of carved doorway set in wall with curtain across it, surrounded by candelabra, Hebrew writing on wall, and chandelier in forefront.

Torah Ark from the Great Synagogue of Tykocin, Poland

The mannerist and baroque Great Synagogue of Tykocin, Poland, was built in 1642. The synagogue was damaged during World War II and in the years following, but was restored in the 1970s, including its…

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Photograph of fence in foreground and two houses in background.

White Fence

Around the time that Paul Strand took this photograph, he wrote an essay on photography that called for developing an original American art “without the outside influence of Paris art schools.” This…

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Three spool-shaped terra-cotta objects with a hole on one end.

Rattles

These hollow, spool-shaped terra-cotta objects from Beth Shemesh would hold one or more pellets (often small pebbles) that when shaken would produce a sound. They have been considered babies’ toys…

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