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Inscription from the Establishment of the Rema Synagogue
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The text on this inscription, dating from the establishment of the Rema Synagogue in Krákow, reads, in part: “The man, R. Israel ben Joseph (of blessed memory), gathered his strength, for the honor of…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Kraków, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Kraków, Poland)

Date:

1553

Subjects:

Synagogue, Charity, Memory, Women, Marriage

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Decorative Arts, Inscriptions
Wood-framed Hebrew inscription.
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This glimpse into an eighteenth-century German Jewish marriage ceremony offers an opportunity to consider how gender roles have changed for this vital ritual.

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire (Frankfurt (Oder), Germany)

Date:

1748

Subjects:

Marriage, Life cycle, Cities, Synagogue, Ashkenazi

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Decorative Arts, Print & Book Culture
Etching of ceremony under marriage canopy outside a building, surrounded by people and framed by decorative motif.