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This omer calendar, marking the days between the holidays of Passover and Shavuot, is still used at Congregation Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia. The letters stand for H=Homer (Ladino for Omer); S…
Contributor:
Artist Unknown
Places:
Philadelphia, United States of America
Date:
18th century
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This micrographic drawing designed for a sukkah decoration is the best-known artwork of Israel David Luzzatto. Micrography, a form of drawing originally created by scribes, in which lines of miniature…
Contributor:
Israel David Luzzatto
Places:
Trieste, Habsburg Empire (Trieste, Italy)
Date:
ca. 1775
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In reference to the deceased’s name, the central verse fragment on this monument reads “And Mordechai came before the king . . .” (Esther 8:1), and the top panel contains a low relief of a richly clad…
Places:
Curaçao, Dutch Colonial Empire (Curaçao)
Date:
1716