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This rabbinic ordination certificate granted to Judah ben Eliezer Briel was printed as a broadside in Venice and signed by prominent Venetian rabbis. It certifies his learning and his fitness to…
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Artist Unknown
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Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)
Date:
1677
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To satisfy your doubt concerning my signature, I have to tell you, in all philosophical frankness, that I was born with a burning desire and the greatest curiosity to know, more as a way to get to…
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Joseph Attias
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Livorno, Kingdom of Italy (Livorno, Italy)
Date:
1733
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When Vittorio Matteo Corcos painted this portrait of Elena Vecchi, depictions of modern and confident young women were not uncommon in literature but were still rare in the visual arts. This painting…
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Vittorio Matteo Corcos
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Florence, Kingdom of Italy (Florence, Italy)
Date:
1896
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The following are the statutes, laws, and regulations which, with God’s help, are ultimately to be established in the institution dedicated to Torah [ . . . ] and to the sciences which our master, the…
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David Provenzalo
Places:
Mantua, Duchy of Mantua (Mantova, Italy)
Date:
1564