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Photograph of room with arched stone doorways and central wooden platform.

Velika Avlija (Old Synagogue), Sarajevo

The Velika Avlija (Old Temple or Synagogue) is the oldest synagogue in Sarajevo. It served the city’s first Jewish community, Sephardim, who began arriving in Sarajevo in the mid-sixteenth century…

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Seal with grazing doe and Hebrew inscription.

Bulla of Shebanyahu Son of Samak, with Grazing Doe

The top register of this bulla from Tel ‘Eton shows a grazing doe, carved deeply into the seal with a high degree of craftsmanship. Images of grazing or browsing horned animals were popular, appearing…

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Dissertaciones sobre el Mesías (Dissertations on the Messiah)

One must not close one’s ears to the heretic, as the orthodox can easily open his eyes. For this reason, pressure and punishment should never be used against any religion. Debates are useful. But…

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