Kadavumbagam Synagogue (Cochin, India)

Drawing of a man of short stature with long wavy hair and a hat, holding a cane in right hand with left hand on hip, with figures in background and Hebrew and German writing above and below picture.

Portrait of Jacob Ries

Jacob Ries (1660–1751) of Prague first worked as a badchan (jester) for weddings. In 1710, he became court jester in Vienna under Charles VI. The artist of this portrait of Ries is not known. It…

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To Our Readers (of Magyar Zsidó Szemle)

We are calling upon the Hungarian general public and especially our Jewish coreligionists to support a new undertaking. Our undertaking does not seek to compete with an existing one; rather, it…

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Bronze sculpture of seated figure with beard and Star of David etched onto its side.

The Sleeping Messiah

Glicenstein depicted the Jewish Messiah as a semi-nude figure in the classical style, with bowed head and tethered to his seat. It received early recognition, admired by Rodin and praised in the…

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Kadavumbagam Synagogue (Cochin, India)

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