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The manuscript is believed to be the earliest extant Reform Jewish liturgical composition. An early example of the work of Giacomo Meyerbeer, “Hallelujah” was probably prepared for use at a service at…
Contributor:
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Places:
Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1847
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This scroll of Esther from Germany, created for use on the holiday of Purim, is extensively decorated, with illustrations of biblical scenes from the Esther story, as well as various flora and fauna…
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Holy Roman Empire (Germany)
Date:
ca. 1630
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For decades, my efforts have been directed at purifying the old modes [die alten Weisen]. Through [general] use and arbitrary treatment they have suffered tactless changes and distortions. I…
Contributor:
Louis Lewandowski
Places:
Berlin, Germany
Date:
1882