Harrison Miscellany

Wedding Poem for Jacob Teixeira and Sarah Ximenes

Jacob Teixeira was born in Amsterdam in 1724 to Judith Nunes Henriques (b. Amsterdam, 1703–1732) and Joseph Teixeira (b. London, 1699–1775), who descended from the wealthy Portuguese Teixeira family…

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Manuscript page with Aramaic text surrounded by border of flowers, vines, and animals, and illustrations of couple on top right corner and of figure with two children on top left corner.

Ketubbah

This ketubah (marriage contract) from London was written for the marriage of Isaac di Matos-Lopes and Sarah di Matos-Lopes. It also has, as one of its signatories, prominent scholar David Nieto, first…

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Ceremonial Hall, New Jewish Cemetery, Vienna

Architect Ignaz Reiser won a contest to design this ceremonial hall for the New Jewish Cemetery in Vienna. Construction began there in 1926. The most prominent feature of the building was its dome, an…

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