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This map showing the Naḥmanides Synagogue in Jerusalem, named after the medieval rabbi, was made in Italy by a Jewish scribe and is an example of a “pilgrimage scroll.” Pilgrimage scrolls were known…
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Artist Unknown
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16th Century
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In the days of Antigonus, in about 3160 of creation, roughly 52 of the second rule of Ptolemy II over Egypt…
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Gedaliah Ibn Yaḥya
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Alessandria, Duchy of Milan (Alessandria, Italy)
Date:
1587
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This receipt with ornate Hebrew calligraphy was issued to certify a donation by members of Ferrara’s Jewish community to aid Jews in Jerusalem. The funds were solicited by the rabbi of a yeshiva in…
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Unknown
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Ferrara, Papal States (Ferrara, Italy)
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18th Century