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Day unto day bequeaths its fading sun, and night after night laments for night. Summer after summer is gathered in fall and the world in its sorrow gives song. Tomorrow we’ll die, the word in us…

Contributor:

Avraham Ben-Yitzhak

Places:

Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Vienna, Austria)

Date:

1917

Subjects:

Life cycle, Writing, Artists, Death

Categories:

Literature, Poetry
Torah Binder
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This richly decorated Torah binder is thought to be from Rechnitz, based on its dedication as a gift from Gitl bat Samuel for Samuel ben Leib of Rechnitz in 1750. The Torah binder (also known as a…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Rechnitz, Habsburg Empire (Rechnitz, Austria)

Date:

1750

Subjects:

Ritual & observance, Ritual object, Textiles, Rite of passage, Life cycle

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Ritual Objects, Decorative Arts
Long rectangular cloth folded in several places, with floral design on one side and Hebrew text on the other side, with image of person reading from the Torah and couple under a wedding canopy.