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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
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What would our ancestors have done if they had seen a Jewish community appointing a prayer-reader and a rabbi for themselves dressed in the vestments of a Christian priest, and setting up an idol in…
Contributor:
Akiva Joseph Schlesinger
Places:
Ungvár, Habsburg Empire
(Uzhgorod, Ukraine)
Date:
1864