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Haggadah
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This Haggadah was commissioned by Nathan ben Isaac Oppenheim of Vienna, a member of a prominent family of Court Jews. Its title page features a miniature of the sacrifice of Isaac being prevented by…

Contributor:

Meshulam Zimmel ben Moses of Polna

Places:

Polná, Holy Roman Empire (Polná, Czech Republic)

Date:

1719

Subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts, Ritual & observance, Haggadah, Passover, Food and drink

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Prayer & Liturgy
Manuscript page with Hebrew text surrounded by illustrations of lions and man with sword at top, rulers on either side of text in the middle, and people seated at dining table at bottom of page.
Sukkot
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This illustration depicting different types of sukkahs on the holiday of Sukkot appeared in the book Jüdisches Ceremoniel (Jewish Ceremonial Customs), by Paul Christian Kirchner, a Jewish convert to…

Contributor:

Paul Christian Kirchner

Places:

Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (Nuremberg, Germany)

Date:

1724

Subjects:

Holidays, Sukkot, Ritual & observance, Food and drink, Family

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Cartooning & Graphic Art
Print of several tabernacles with people inside in the foreground and a bonfire in the background.