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Yadayim (Torah Pointers)
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These two Torah pointers (yadayim) are from Galicia, one made of ivory and brass and the other of wood. Yadayim (hands) are used during public reading of the Torah, so that the reader may avoid…

Places:

Austro-Hungarian Empire (Hungary)

Date:

Late 19th–Early 20th Century

Subjects:

Ritual object, Crafts, Jewish identity, Torah study, Purity

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Ritual Objects
Ivory pointer in shape of hand on one end with three ivory and brass beads.
Sandor Schmidl Mausoleum (Jewish Cemetery, Budapest)
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The elaborate art-nouveau tomb of the wealthy Schmidl family in the Rákoskeresztúr Jewish cemetery in Budapest is made of ceramic tile made by the Zsolnay factory, famous for its art-nouveau ceramics…

Contributor:

Béla Latja, Ödön Lechner

Places:

Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Budapest, Hungary)

Date:

1903

Subjects:

Gravestones, Cities, Jewish identity, Modernity, Class

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Architecture, Monuments, Gravestones & Tombs
Photograph of gated door outside, surrounded by large archway and decorative floral motifs.