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Circumcision Set
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This silver circumcision set was crafted in Salonika in the Ottoman Empire. The cylindrical silver casket holds a circumcision knife; its handle is made from agate. A similarly shaped powder box and…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Salonika, Ottoman Empire (Thessaloniki, Greece)

Date:

18th Century

Subjects:

Ritual object, Circumcision, Children, Synagogue, Ritual & observance

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Ritual Objects, Decorative Arts
Set of objects: a box lined with velvet, a small box with lid next to it, and two small shields.
Correspondence Re: Circumcision of Babies and Marranos
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New York, 28 May, 1753Mr. Aaron LopezDear Sir:I have received your esteemed letter, in which you so kindly inform me that our Lord has given you a son. For this I extend the due felicitations to you…

Contributor:

Aaron Lopez, Benjamin Gomez

Places:

New York, British America and the British West Indies (New York, United States of America)

Date:

1753–1767

Subjects:

Life cycle, Circumcision, Conversos, Health, Ritual & observance

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Letters
The Order of Circumcision Prayers
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This decorated manuscript of the prayers for a circumcision ceremony was owned by one Joseph ben Samuel. On its title page (not shown) is an unidentified coat of arms decorated with the Order of the…

Contributor:

Uri Fayvesh Segal

Places:

Altona, Denmark (Altona, Germany)

Date:

1750

Subjects:

Circumcision, Illuminated manuscripts, Prayer, Ritual & observance

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Religion & Theology, Prayer & Liturgy
Facing-page manuscript with Hebrew text on right-hand page and illustration of figures wearing hats and robes under Hebrew text on left-hand page.