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David Oppenheim
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David Oppenheim (1664–1736) was the chief rabbi of Prague. Born in Worms, he was the son of a communal leader and nephew of Samuel Oppenheim (1630–1703), financier and war contractor to Habsburg…

Contributor:

Samuel ben Moses

Places:

Dessau, Holy Roman Empire (Dessau, Germany)

Date:

1714

Subjects:

Portrait, Rabbis, Halakhah, Justice system, Bible

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Cartooning & Graphic Art
Drawing of bearded man wearing collar and hat seated at table with books, framed by two columns with images of angels, and Hebrew text above his head.
Sefer yitnu (Book of “They Shall Offer”)
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It is known that one who lacks books lacks knowledge, for a man’s knowledge is limited in its reach by the reach of his books; and there is no artist without tools. Many new books came…

Contributor:

Simon Frankfurt

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1703–1712

Subjects:

Wisdom, Writing, Education, Halakhah, Print

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture