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In some Hasidic communities, it became a common practice for the Hasidic leader or rebbe to give specially sanctified coins as amulets that could confer blessings on the holder. These coins-turned…
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Sadigura, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Sadhora, Ukraine)
Date:
1880
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Shpanyer-arbet (spun work) was the name for a type of decorative gold and silver lace that adorned yarmulkes, prayer shawls, and other Jewish ritual garments in Eastern Europe. It was woven on a…
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Sasow, Russian Empire (Sasiv, Ukraine)
Date:
Late 19th–Early 20th Century