Medal of Appreciation

Painting depicting costumed figure raising left hand in the right foreground, who is watched by a seated person in shadow to the left, while a figure in background bows with hat in hand; painting of two figures running away from viewer followed by a figure with head bowed, and another figure facing viewer holding a basket, with a ship in the background.

The Voyage I, Departure and The Voyage II, Diaspora (diptych)

Years ago, Sujo wrote that the artist is “history’s caretaker,” and that he wished to show “the diversity of drawing as a record of lived experience.” Much of his artistic career has been devoted to…

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Two finials, one with a loop in the middle, decorated with flowers and lines.

Torah Finials

These small Torah finials, decorated with silver repoussé and dark and light blue enamel, originated in Persia. They are further adorned with slender flowers and graceful geometric patterns.

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Painting of men wearing top hats seated and standing in crowded, decorated room with columns and Torah ark in background.

Service in the Great Synagogue to Mark the Tercentenary of the Ashkenazi Community on 14 November 1935

The first Ashkenazi Jews to settle in Amsterdam, refugees from the Chmielnicki uprising in Poland and the Thirty Years War, initially joined the Sephardi congregation there. In 1671, they established…

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Wenzel Seidan

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The Voyage I, Departure and The Voyage II, Diaspora (diptych)

Torah Finials

Service in the Great Synagogue to Mark the Tercentenary of the Ashkenazi Community on 14 November 1935