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Takkanot Fiorda (Regulations of Fürth)
1. A head of household, student, or youth—be he local or a foreigner, whether he eats for free, or pays for his food—may not wear a camisol [vest] of gold cloth or brocade with…
Jewish Clothing from Fürth
In 1705, the Nuremberg artist, Johannes Alexander Böner, published a slim volume about Fürth, Germany, containing several copper-engravings dealing with the life of Jews in the city. This print…
Haskamot ha-‘ir Yerushalayim (Regulations of the City of Jerusalem)
On this day, 25th Adar, 5490:
- A ban, enforceable by excommunication, on producing…
Register of Proceedings: Articles of Governance
In the name of God.The parnasim [community leaders] and the gabbai general [warden] of this holy congregation together with the elders all present, as well as the ḥakhamim Joseph Falcon, rabbi…
Torah Ark from the Great Synagogue of Tykocin, Poland
The mannerist and baroque Great Synagogue of Tykocin, Poland, was built in 1642. The synagogue was damaged during World War II and in the years following, but was restored in the 1970s, including its…