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Eva Frank’s house in Offenbach during the visit of Tsar Alexander I, November 1813
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Jacob (Jakob) Frank (ca. 1726–1791) was a controversial and charismatic messianic figure who attracted a significant Jewish following in Eastern Europe. After his death, his daughter Eva Frank (1754…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Offenbach, German Confederation (Offenbach, Germany)

Date:

1813

Subjects:

Cities, Christian-Jewish relations, Monarchy, Women, Messianism

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Cartooning & Graphic Art, Architecture
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Redemption through Sin
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No chapter in the history of the Jewish people during the last several hundred years has been as shrouded in mystery as that of the Sabbatian movement. On one point, at least, there is no longer any…

Contributor:

Gershom Scholem

Places:

Jerusalem, Mandate Palestine (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

1937

Subjects:

Messianism, Scholarship, Diaspora, Theology, Kabbalah

Categories:

History, Historical Writing, Magic & Mysticism, Mystical Texts