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Prayers at the Tomb of Rabbi Isaac ben Sheshet at Algiers
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In 1391, Isaac ben Sheshet Perfet (known as Rivash), a respected rabbinic scholar and author of numerous responsa, suffered from the violent riots and mass conversions in Spain but then fled to…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Algiers, French Algeria (Algiers, Algeria)

Date:

ca. 1870

Subjects:

Tombs, Halakhah, Pilgrimage, Travel

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Painting
Painting of travelers surrounding tomb.