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Cover Design for Istoria evreiskogo naroda
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Rachel Bernstein-Wischnitzer’s cover design for Istoria evreiskago naroda (History of the Jewish People) features a title with dramatically stylized letters and a gold and black pattern that evokes…

Contributor:

Rachel Bernstein-Wischnitzer

Places:

Moscow, Russian Empire (Moscow, Russia)

Date:

1914

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Aesthetics, Language & linguistics, Scholarship

Categories:

Print & book culture
Page with repeating flora motif and Russian title.
Book Acquisitions of the ‘Ets Haim Yeshiva for the Years 1718/9 and 1732/33
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Established in 1616 as part of a yeshiva in Amsterdam, the Ets Ḥayim library continues to function to this day, making it the oldest operational Jewish library in the world. It moved to its current…

Contributor:

Unknown

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1718/19 and 1732/33

Subjects:

Libraries, Scholarship, Education, Jewish quarters, Language & linguistics

Categories:

Pedagogy & Schooling, Lists & catalogues, Print & book culture
Manuscript page with Portuguese text.