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I. W. Loewenbach’s medal commemorating the dedication of the new synagogue in Munich (1826) is among the earliest German synagogue medals. On one side of the medal, one sees the façade of the…
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I. W. Loewenbach
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Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria (Munich, Germany)
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1826
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The Parnassim of the Kehillat Kodesh dei Tedeschi (Ashkenaz), Moise di Tardiola and . . . . [blank] give full authority to Rabbi Azriel to make taqqanot (ordinances or statutes):
- All members must pray…
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The Tedeschi (German) Congregation of Venice
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Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)
Date:
1541
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No one may accommodate non-Jews [in the synagogue] without the permission of the mahamad [board of governors].
In the past, it was promulgated that no person may get up from his place to go to greet…
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The Spanish and Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam
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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1640
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At a meeting of the Elders and Parnassim this day Mr Heyman Levy paid the fine for refusing serving Parnass Last year, it was at the same time voted by…
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Congregation Shearith Israel of New York
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New York, British America and the British West Indies (New York City, United States of America)
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1757–1758
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Moved by the fraternal love nourished in my…
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Moses Pereyra de Paiva
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Cochin, Cochin (Ernakulam, India)
Date:
1687
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We the undersigned hereby declare that to sustain the community and for the welfare and the peace of the communities of our city, of common accord we have issued for twenty years the following…
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The Jewish Community of Salonika
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Salonika, Ottoman Empire (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Date:
1617
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The princes of the peoples gathered together [see Psalms 47:10] to restore the crown to its former glory and to pray in the great synagogue before sunrise, as was done previously and in past times…
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Ashkenazic Morning Watchers
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Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)
Date:
1635
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There is no doubt that the Jewish parochial school is the easiest and most alluring method of preserving Jewish religious life in…
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Alexander Dushkin
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
Date:
1918