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Ornamental page of Aramaic text framed by plant foliage and Stars of David at top left and right corners.

Ketubah

A ketubah is a religious and legal contract of marriage. Traditionally, it outlines the conjugal and economic conditions of a marriage and is written in Aramaic. This ornate ketubah from Oran, Algeria…

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Painting of woman sitting sideways on a chair, with arms draped over the chair back and facing viewer, wearing short-sleeved dress, pearls, sash, and a curly updo.

First Will

I request my husband to dispose as follows:I would wish to be able to give my family in Berlin the capital of 10,000 gulden held for me by my husband . . . my pearls, as my favorite pieces of jewelery…

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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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