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Óbuda Synagogue
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The Óbuda Synagogue in Budapest is the oldest functioning synagogue in Hungary. The building was inaugurated in 1821. Its restrained, neoclassical aesthetic was consistent with popular architectural…

Contributor:

Andreas Landesherr

Places:

Pest-Buda, Austrian Empire (Budapest, Hungary)

Date:

1820–1821

Subjects:

Ashkenazi, Art, Synagogue, Cities, Community, Architecture

Categories:

Decorative arts, Architecture
Photograph of building exterior with five columns.
Medal Honoring Eleazar ben Samuel’s Appointment as Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi in Amsterdam
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In 1735, Eleazar ben Samuel arrived in Amsterdam to take up the post of chief rabbi of the Ashkenazic community. To mark the occasion, Joel ben Lippman Levi minted a medal. On the front of the medal…

Contributor:

Joel ben Lippman Levi

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1735

Subjects:

Rabbis, Synagogue, Education, Cities, Ashkenazi, Coins

Categories:

Coins
Medal of man with open book.