Mayse-bukh (Book of Stories)

Manuscript page with Hebrew text in a half circle shape with many interior circles and branches, with center illustration of a person with three winged animals and an angel, another illustration on the left of person with a crown, and drawings along the perimeter of the half circle.

Sefirotic Tree

This elaborate Italian kabbalistic manuscript depicts the inner processes of the divine (the sefirot) in the shape of a tree (in Hebrew, ilan), or tree of life. Visualization plays an important part…

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When Loners Come Together: A Portrait of Hebrew Literature at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

As a subjective experience, the early and easy entry of the [Hebrew] authors of the early twentieth century into the literary arena had deep, formative, and constant influence. This entry marks a…

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Page with Yiddish text interspersed with drawings of large boat, the Statue of Liberty, an anchor, train, and flags.

Leshone-toyve shifskarte (Jewish New Year's Card in the Form of an Ocean Liner Ticket)

This card for Rosh Hashanah plays on the common Jewish experience of immigration to the United States to offer the traditional New Year’s wishes of long life, health, happiness, and success. Framing…

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Mayse-bukh (Book of Stories)

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