Ewer and Basin

Poster with man swinging hammer toward hands holding crucifix, Hebrew Bible, and Torah scroll, with captions in Yiddish.

Religion Is an Obstacle to the Five-Year Plan

This poster, designed by an unknown artist, presents in a clear, graphic manner the goal of the Soviet campaign to eradicate religious life. The texts in Yiddish emphasize the need to bring an end to…

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Photograph showing torso and arm, with bandage and tefillin attached.

Akedah

Akedah is one of a series of photographs made by Winn while he was undergoing treatment for AIDS. In each photograph, a Band-Aid covers the place on his body from which blood was taken or an injection…

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Ivory carving of date palm featuring layers of fronds with small protrusions at top and bottom.

Ivory-inlay Piece in the Shape of a Palm Tree

This and the next several ivories come from the approximately twelve thousand ivory pieces and fragments that were found in the royal compound in the city of Samaria, capital of the Northern Kingdom…

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