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Silver amulet typical of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Italian Jewish homes. This example from Venice is unusual in that it contains an unidentified family coat of arms whose main feature is a…
Contributor:
Artist Unknown
Places:
Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)
Date:
ca. 1750
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Shlof, shlof, shlof,
Der tateh vet kumen in dorf,
Vet er brengn an epeleh,
Vet zayn gezunt dos kepele.
Sleep, sleep, sleep,
Daddy is traveling to the village,
He will bring back a little apple,
So…
Places:
St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (Moscow, Russia)
Date:
Late 19th–Early 20th Century
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The Lion’s Chancellor, the Wolf, was taken to court by all the animals, who complained that no living being was safe from his predatory jaws. “This insatiable creature…
Contributor:
David Friedländer
Places:
Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1779
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In The Turkish Family, the term Turkish is likely a placeholder for a portrait of a modern Sephardic Jewish family like that of the artist. Notably, the family members wear modern European fashions…
Contributor:
Jules Pascin
Places:
Paris, France
Date:
1907