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Interior of the Synagogue in Fürth
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This print depicting a service in the synagogue in Fürth is from the beginning of the eighteenth century, a period of prosperity for the city’s Jewish community. There were between 350 and 400 Jewish…

Contributor:

Johannes Alexander Böner

Places:

Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (Nuremberg, Germany)

Date:

1705

Subjects:

Synagogue, Jewish quarters, Community, Ritual & observance, Architecture

Categories:

Print & book culture, Architecture
Print engraving of large room with rows of pews with men in prayer shawls standing with books, vaulted ceiling, many chandeliers, and raised platform along far wall.
Alms Box
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This alms box was affixed to the wall in the Old Synagogue (Alte-Schul, or Stara Bóżnica) of Kraków, located in the Kazimierz district of the city. Because it was in a part of the Polish-Lithuanian…

Contributor:

Matteo Gucci

Places:

Kraków, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Kraków, Poland)

Date:

1569–70

Subjects:

Synagogue, Cities, Charity, Jewish quarters, Community, Architecture, Ritual objects

Categories:

Architecture, Ritual Objects
Carved wall unit with decorative borders and crowns, locked metal box in middle, and Hebrew text underneath.