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Letter from Jerusalem
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How goodly are the tents of Jacob, the dwelling-places of Israel (Numbers 24:5), the synagogues and study houses in Jerusalem, that from morning to evening and from midnight to morning are never…

Contributor:

Unknown

Places:

Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

1628

Subjects:

Cities, Jerusalem, Synagogue, Jewish identity, Ritual & observance

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Letters
Painting of the Żólkiew Synagogue
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This painting exemplifies the decorative plaques that sometimes adorned the eastern walls of synagogues to commemorate the glory of the Temple in Jerusalem and indicate the direction of prayer. In…

Contributor:

Netanel Leichter

Places:

Lwow, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Lviv, Ukraine)

Date:

1898

Subjects:

Synagogue, Cities, Crafts, Jewish identity, Jerusalem

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Painting, Architecture
Painting of building with two-tiered roof and Hebrew and Yiddish writing on bottom of page.