Harrison Miscellany

Inscription from the Establishment of the Rema Synagogue

The text on this inscription, dating from the establishment of the Rema Synagogue in Krákow, reads, in part: “The man, R. Israel ben Joseph (of blessed memory), gathered his strength, for the honor of…

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Printed page with Hebrew and Yiddish text in center flanked by two figures with decorative borders at top and bottom, and text wrapping around margins of page.

Nathan ben Samson of Meseritsch (scribe and artist), Psalms

This elaborately decorated title page is from a book of Psalms created by the scribe Nathan ben Samson in Gross Meseritsch, Moravia (today Velké Meziříčí, Czech Republic). On the left is Aaron in his…

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Photograph of rectangular room with arched windows, floor covered in sand, wooden cabinet on far wall, wooden benches on left side and along walls, and wooden lectern on right side.

Tzedek ve-Shalom Synagogue, Suriname

Built in 1736, the Tzedek ve-Shalom synagogue served a Sephardic congregation of Spanish and Portuguese Jews who had migrated from Holland to Suriname. Located in Suriname’s capital of Paramaribo, the…

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