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Paper cuts have been a tradition of Jewish folk art, with the earliest record of one dating to the fourteenth century. Given the widespread availability of paper in Europe by the mid-nineteenth…
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Moses Michael Rosenboim
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Schönlanke, Kingdom of Prussia (Trzcianka, Poland)
Date:
1848
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The scroll (megillah) of Esther is read out loud on the holiday of Purim. This example, from Baghdad, is hand painted, with an ornate design in which bands of flowers frame the text. It is rolled on a…
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Artist Unknown
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Baghdad, Ottoman Empire (Baghdad, Iraq)
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ca. 1850
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This maḥzor (holiday prayer book), containing the Jewish prayers according to the Italian rite, was written by the scribe Eliezer ben Abraham of Pisa, for Yema, the widow of Moses of Modena (referred…
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Eliezer ben Abraham of Pisa
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Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (Modena, Italy)
Date:
1531
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This paper cut, commemorating the anniversary of a date of death, originates from Galicia.
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Artist Unknown
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Austro-Hungarian Empire (Galicia, Ukraine)
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1867–1880
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Embracing couple in ivory inlay, Ugarit, 14th century BCE. This ivory inlay decorated the royal bed from the court of the kings of Ugarit (Syria). The woman has her left arm around the man and with…
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Ugarit, Ugarit (Latakia, Syria)
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14th Century BCE
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This late seventeenth-century manuscript contains a full copy of the text of the Ardashīr-nāmah (The Tale of Esther), an epic poem by the fourteenth-century Jewish Persian writer Shāhīn-i Shīrāzī…
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Artist Unknown, Mowlānā Shāhīn-i Shīrāzī
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Safavid Iran (Iran)
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ca. 1680
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This tombstone of a Torah scholar from Sieniawa, Poland includes motifs and symbols often found on Jewish tombstones in Poland, such as a crown and palm trees. Other common symbols on Jewish…
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Artist Unknown
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Sieniawa, Austrian Empire (Sieniawa, Poland)
Date:
1855
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Paper cuts have been a tradition of Jewish folk art, with the earliest record of one dating to the fourteenth century. Given the widespread availability of paper in Europe by the mid-nineteenth…
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Nachman ha-Kohen Bialsker
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Bielsk, Russian Empire (Bielsk Podlaski, Poland)
Date:
1862
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Written by a rabbi, God's Paintbrush carries a message that is not unique to Judaism but rather is intended to appeal to children of a variety of faiths and backgrounds. The book was popular among…
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Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, Annette Compton
Places:
Indianapolis, United States of America
Date:
1992
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Amulets were crafted to protect pregnant women and newborn children from the powers of the evil Lilith, Adam’s mythical first wife. Mystical texts surround this image, written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and…
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Kingdom of Travancore (State of Kerala, India)
Date:
18th century