Synagogue in K’ai-fêng (Kaifeng, China)

Street view of ornate building with archways, turrets, and domed roof, surrounded by fence.

Grand Choral Synagogue

Though construction ended in 1888 after eight years, the neo-Byzantine and Moorish revival Grand Choral Synagogue in St. Petersburg was not consecrated until 1893. The grand, imposing building, which…

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Printed poster with Hebrew text on top and bottom, featuring a central figure with clenched fists and weapons protruding from behind. Two fists are waving a large flag with the number 30 on it above the central figure's head.

Hashomer Hatzair Poster to Honor the 30th Anniversary of the October Revolution

This poster in honor of the thirtieth anniversary of the October revolution of 1917 in Russia calls on all who seek peace, progress, and socialism to support the “first workers’ state,” the Soviet…

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Textile featuring paintings of various animals and a crown.

Torah Binder

This Torah binder, made for boys at birth and later brought by young men as a symbol of participation in the synagogue, illustrates the fixed nature of traditional gender expectations.

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Synagogue in K’ai-fêng (Kaifeng, China)

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Grand Choral Synagogue

Hashomer Hatzair Poster to Honor the 30th Anniversary of the October Revolution

Torah Binder