Isaac Synagogue (Kraków)

Silver amulet with decorative edges and Hebrew word etched in center.

Amulet to Be Hung over the Crib of a Newborn

The Hebrew word Shaddai—another name for God—is etched in the center of this ornate silver amulet from Italy.

Photograph of round building in a park, reflected in pond.

Synagogue in the Park at Wörlitz, Germany

Designed in the German neoclassical style, the Wörlitz synagogue was modeled on Rome’s Temple of Vesta, featuring a circular building with a conical roof. It was commissioned by Prince Leopold…

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Relief with one archer holding bow and soldier with large triangular shield.

Judean Spearman Depicted on Relief of Sennacherib

This panel, from a relief in Sennacherib’s palace in Nineveh, complements Sennacherib’s statement, in the account of his campaign to Judah, that Hezekiah sent him “his elite troops (and) his best…

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Isaac Synagogue (Kraków)

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