Paper Cut—Brit Milah
Nachman ha-Kohen Bialsker
1862
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Nachman ha-Kohen Bialsker
Little is known about Nachman ha-Kohen Bialsker, a skilled artist who is credited as the creator of an ornate paper cut dated 1862.
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