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One Yom Kippur
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For a long time, Slimsohn had been saving considerable time and money on food. He had started by limiting himself to just one meal a day, towards evening, then delaying it until that undefinable…

Contributor:

Gustave Kahn

Places:

Paris, France

Date:

1925

Subjects:

Poverty, Food and drink, Fasting, Holidays, Yom Kippur

Categories:

Literature, Fiction
The High Holidays
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Between 1723 and 1737, illustrator Bernard Picart partnered with the Dutch bookseller, editor, and publisher Jean-Frédéric Bernard on Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde (R…

Contributor:

Bernard Picart

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1725

Subjects:

Holidays, Yom Kippur, Synagogue, Ritual & observance, Mourning

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Cartooning & Graphic Art
Print depicting two scenes with French text under frames: top shows men in prayer shawls sitting while one man on central platform sounds a ram's horn. Bottom image shows men in prayer shawls sitting and standing in room with several lit candles.