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Page of printed Hebrew text surrounded by arches and decorative flowers and foliage, and town scenes in bottom register.

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Esther Scroll

1746

Shield with decorative border inlaid with semi-precious stones and adorned with lions and crown at top, column on left and plaque in middle with Hebrew text.

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Torah Shield, Dedicated to Sarel bat Moses Tsoref, from Her Husband

17th Century

Single manuscript page with Hebrew text, two illustrations on the left margin of two people at a table with an herb and of a person next to child, and an illustration on the bottom of people sitting around a table while man waits outside the door.

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Flörsheim Haggadah

1502

Cloth circular bag embroidered with radial sections and designs.

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Silk Bag for Eruv Bread

18th Century

Print of two scenes, both with French text below: the top showing men in large room walking in circle with books, the bottom showing men shoveling dirt onto grave.

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Funeral Activities

1723–1743

Print of four scenes in quadrants with German headings on each: top left is sick man in bed, top right is sick man in bed surrounded by people with candles and books, bottom left is sick man lying on the floor, and bottom right is procession through city walls.

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Juedisches Ceremonial (Jewish Ceremony): Death and Mourning

1724

Pair of finials with crowns of bells on branches.

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Torah Finials

17th or 18th Century

Print depicting two scenes with French text under frames: top shows men in prayer shawls sitting while one man on central platform sounds a ram's horn. Bottom image shows men in prayer shawls sitting and standing in room with several lit candles.

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The High Holidays

1725

Oil lamp with row of eight cups at the bottom carved with Hebrew inscription and animal heads, and sides resembling buildings.

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Hanukkah Lamp

1574

Container in the shape of a four-story tower with doors and windows cut out.

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Spice Container

ca. 1550

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Divre Shelomoh (The Words of Solomon)

1568–1574

Manuscript page of Hebrew text arranged in the shape of a eight-branched candelabrum.

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Seder tefilot yesharot u-varot (The Order of Upright and Pure Prayers)

1734