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Jules Lellouche painted the interior of this synagogue in Djerba during World War II, when Tunisia was ruled by Vichy France. Though Tunisia’s Jewish community escaped mass deportations and murder in…
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Jules Lellouche
Places:
French Protectorate of Tunisia (Tunisia)
Date:
1939–1949
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Around the time of his move to Amsterdam, the Dutch painter Emanuel de Witte began to produce architectural paintings, particularly of church interiors and other grand buildings. He was interested in…
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Emanuel de Witte
Places:
Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1680
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The Bechhofen Synagogue (built in 1685) is believed to have been the largest wooden synagogue in Germany. The interior of the synagogue was painted with lavish decorations in 1732 and 1733, in typical…
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Eliezer Zusman of Brody
Places:
Bechhofen, Holy Roman Empire (Bechhofen, Germany)
Date:
1684