Portrait of Tzvi Ashkenazi

Photograph of carved doorway set in wall with curtain across it, surrounded by candelabra, Hebrew writing on wall, and chandelier in forefront.

Torah Ark from the Great Synagogue of Tykocin, Poland

The mannerist and baroque Great Synagogue of Tykocin, Poland, was built in 1642. The synagogue was damaged during World War II and in the years following, but was restored in the 1970s, including its…

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Shulḥan ‘arukh (Set Table): Introduction

These are the words of the insignificant man, Joseph Karo, son of the great R. Ephraim, son of the great R. Joseph Karo, may he be remembered for the life of the world to come. I shall…

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Abstract painting of three women drawing, surrounded by flowers, easels, a chair, garments, and other objects.

Gouache from Leben? Oder Theater?: Ein Singspiel (Life? or Theater? An Operetta), #4351

To ward off depression while living as a refugee in France, Charlotte Salomon began telling the story of her life in the form of a drama, in hundreds of gouache paintings. This painting depicts her…

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Portrait of Tzvi Ashkenazi

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