High Synagogue (Krakow)

Medal embossed with queen on throne before several people and Latin inscription.

Medal Commemorating the Repeal of the 1745 Expulsion of the Jews from Prague

This medal was issued in the Netherlands to commemorate the repeal of the 1745 expulsion of the Jewish community of Prague. Responding to appeals from foreign leaders, Maria Theresa (1717–1780), the…

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Framed piece of paper with three columns of text: single letters in left column, numbers in middle column, and Hebrew text in right column.

Omer Board

Shearith Israel was the first Jewish congregation established in North America, and the only Jewish congregation in New York City from 1654 until 1825. Between 1654 and 1730, it met in rented quarters…

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Model of temple and long avenue lined with small uniform buildings.

Ishtar Gate and Processional Avenue

Ishtar Gate and processional avenue, Babylon. This scale model in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin shows the splendor of the city in the days of the prophet—or prophets—whose words are preserved in…

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