Great Synagogue (Slonim, Belarus)

Tombstone with Hebrew inscription in geometric shape with columns and animals surrounding.

Tombstone of Isaac ben Hayyim

This tombstone of Isaac ben Ḥayim, who died in 1728, includes (at the top) a pair of deer and a pair of lions, animal carvings that often appeared on Jewish tombstones in Eastern Europe. They…

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Le Grand Pas (Score)

Score of “Le Grand Pas” from the ballet Paquita, which premiered in Paris in 1846 and which, in adapted form, became a mainstay of classical ballet.

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Object with hook and Hebrew imprinted along decorative handle.

Torah Pointer from Poland

This silver Torah pointer from Poland is inscribed in Hebrew: “The hand [i.e., pointer] of Joseph Halevi, crowned with success, donated in the name of his son Abraham on the eve of R[osh] H[ashanah]…

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Great Synagogue (Slonim, Belarus)

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