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This rabbinic responsum, a “response” to a question of Jewish law, addresses the issue of marital deception and its legal ramifications.
Contributor:
Joel Sirkes
Places:
Kraków, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Kraków, Poland)
Date:
First Half of the 17th Century
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There was a certain man in our country who had become totally impoverished, and who had betrothed his elder daughter to her appropriate mate. During the period of her betrothal—the date fixed for…
Contributor:
Moses Isserles
Places:
Kraków, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Kraków, Poland)
Date:
Mid–16th Century
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This Biedermeier-style sofa from Danzig, with birch veneer over pine, may have been commissioned on the occasion of a marriage. The oval on the seat back contains an image of clasped hands, and the…
Contributor:
Artist Unknown
Places:
Danzig, Kingdom of Prussia (Gdańsk, Poland)
Date:
1838