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Minute Book of Psalms Society Serving in the Russian Army
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In 1827, Tsar Nicholas I issued a statute that effectively made Russian Jews liable to military service, as part of a policy that sought to transform the Jewish population into integrated subjects who…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Shkudy, Russian Empire (Skuodas, Lithuania)

Date:

1864–1867

Subjects:

Conscription, War, Ritual object, Prayer, Politics

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Biblical Poetry, Poetry
Book page with Hebrew text surrounded by decorative border and animal on top.
The Return of the Jewish Volunteer from the Wars of Liberation to His Family Still Living in Accordance with Old Customs
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This one painting conveys many messages about the benefits of integration and emancipation as well as the inner conflicts they provoked.

Contributor:

Moritz Daniel Oppenheim

Places:

Frankfurt am Main, German Confederation (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

Date:

1833–1834

Subjects:

Christian-Jewish relations, Art, Conscription, Emancipation, Assimilation

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Decorative Arts, Painting
Painting of soldier in uniform seated at table surrounded by men, women, and children.