Rema Synagogue (Kraków)

Facing page manuscript arranged vertically with Hebrew text in the shape of a figure wielding two long objects.

Compendium of Practical Kabbalah

This remarkable manuscript of practical kabbalah was written in Eastern Europe in the mid-eighteenth century; at the end of that century it was owned by the Radvil Hasidic dynasty. In contrast to…

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Three-dimensional abstract artwork, with patchy, multicolored narrow grids.

Double Metamorphosis III (Counterpoint and Sequence)

One of Yaacov Agam’s best-known works, Double Metamorphosis III is over eight feet tall and thirteen feet wide. The painting’s composition changes dramatically depending on the angle from which the…

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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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Rema Synagogue (Kraków)

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