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Livro de ascamot (Book of Regulations): On Purim
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Text
Inasmuch as the members of the mahamad [board of governors] consider it a vile practice among us today for youngsters to strike with…

Contributor:

The Spanish and Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1640

Subjects:

Holidays, Purim, Ritual & observance, Synagogue, Adolescence, Prayer & liturgy

Categories:

Prayer & Liturgy
Purim Charity Plate
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This Purim charity plate was made in Dordrecht in the Netherlands between 1590 and 1611. It was used by Jews living in The Hague.

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Dordrecht, Dutch Republic (Dordrecht, Netherlands)

Date:

1590–1611

Subjects:

Ritual objects, Ritual & observance, Purim, Holidays, Charity

Categories:

Ritual Objects, Decorative arts
Silver dish decorated on the inside with figures and landscapes.
Esther Scroll
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The book of Esther is chanted aloud from a scroll (megillah) on the holiday of Purim. This example from the Netherlands is lavishly decorated, with the Hebrew text framed by arcades between which are…

Contributor:

Shalom Italia

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1640

Subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts, Purim, Holidays, Ritual & observance, Artists

Categories:

Print & book culture, Decorative arts
Beginning of scroll with Hebrew text arranged in columned archways and decorated figures above and beside each column.