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The philanthropist Baron Maurice de Hirsch (1831–1896) was the leading benefactor of world Jewry in his time. He established the Baron de Hirsch Fund to assist immigrants to the United States and…

This beautiful, embroidered challah cover was made in Jerusalem around the year 1890 as a gift of thanks to “the gentlelady Mazal Tov Eliyah Ezra.” It is signed at the bottom by a mother and daughter…

This alms container from Charleston, South Carolina, is made of cast and engraved silver. The cartouche on the front features two rampant lions flanking a menorah. The Hebrew inscriptions read:…