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This Torah binder, made for boys at birth and later brought by young men as a symbol of participation in the synagogue, illustrates the fixed nature of traditional gender expectations.
Contributor:
Koppel ben Moses Heller
Places:
Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria (Munich, Germany)
Date:
1814
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Hebrew manuscript illustration underwent a revival in eighteenth-century Germany and Central Europe. As wealthy Jews began to commission such manuscripts, a school of scribes and artists emerged. This…
Contributor:
Aryeh Judah Leib of Trebitsch
Places:
Vienna, Holy Roman Empire (Vienna, Austria)
Date:
1713
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The Book of Esther (also known as the Scroll [megillah] of Esther) is read out loud on the holiday of Purim. This example of an illustrated scroll from the Netherlands (shown here with a page of…
Contributor:
Abraham de Chaves
Places:
Dutch Republic (Netherlands)
Date:
1687