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Inscription from the Establishment of the Rema Synagogue
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The text on this inscription, dating from the establishment of the Rema Synagogue in Krákow, reads, in part: “The man, R. Israel ben Joseph (of blessed memory), gathered his strength, for the honor of…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Kraków, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Kraków, Poland)

Date:

1553

Subjects:

Synagogue, Charity, Memory, Women, Marriage, Inscriptions

Categories:

Decorative arts, Inscriptions
Wood-framed Hebrew inscription.
Sketches from Krochmalna Street: “The Charity Lady”
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Along Krochmalna Street, placing her feet shod in elegant, light-colored boots carefully amid the muddy puddles, stepping aside at every moment so as not to stain her clothing against the greasy…

Contributor:

Czesława Endelmanowa

Places:

Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)

Date:

1905

Subjects:

Charity, Social welfare, Women, Poverty, Fiction

Categories:

Fiction