Portrait of Menachem Vivante

Photograph of room with raised central platform with columns and several chandeliers.

Synagogue Mejor (Bursa, Turkey)

The Synagogue Mejor is a synagogue in Bursa, Turkey, built in the late fifteenth century by Jews who settled in the Ottoman Empire after being expelled from Majorca. Its name “Mejor” commemorates the…

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Photograph of metal sculpture in the shape of a V through which the ocean and rocky outcropping beyond is visible.

Passages, Homage to Walter Benjamin

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Medal Commemorating the Opening of the Dutch Jewish Orphanage in Amsterdam

This bronze medal by Jacques Elion commemorates the opening of a Jewish orphanage in Amsterdam. The Hebrew inscription reads: “Orphanage.” It was customary for Jewish communities to issue medals to…

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Portrait of Menachem Vivante

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