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Emblem of the Jewish Butchers’ Guild
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The merchants’ and artisans’ guilds introduced into Eastern Europe beginning in the thirteenth century by German immigrants resembled those in Western Europe in their exclusion of Jews. Jews therefore…

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Artist Unknown

Places:

Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)

Date:

1620

Subjects:

Food and drink, Kashrut, Profession, Ritual & observance, Economic life

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Household Objects, Decorative Arts
Metal cylindrical object with carving of lion holding axe on top, and decorative carving on bottom.
Isaac Synagogue (Kraków)
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The Isaac (or Izaak) Synagogue in Kraków was built in 1638–1644. Sources differ about who designed the building, but it was likely either the Italian architect Francisco Olivieri or Swiss-born…

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Artist Unknown

Places:

Kraków, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Kraków, Poland)

Date:

1638–1645

Subjects:

Synagogue, Jewish quarters, Economic life, Cities, Ritual & observance

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Architecture
Photograph of exterior of stone building with double staircase.