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Jewish Wedding at a Synagogue in Fürth
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This print depicting a Jewish wedding in Fürth is from the beginning of the eighteenth century, a period of prosperity for the city’s Jewish community. There were between 350 and 400 Jewish families…

Contributor:

Johannes Alexander Böner

Places:

Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (Nuremberg, Germany)

Date:

1705

Subjects:

Synagogue, Marriage, Family, Cities, Community, Architecture

Categories:

Architecture, Print & book culture
Print engraving of two buildings with tile roofs next to each other, one of mostly wood and the other of stone, with several people standing in front of them, and German writing below.
Torah Wrapper, Rome
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According to the Hebrew inscription, this silk velvet, gilt silver-thread embroidery and silk brocade Torah wrapper was donated in 1727 or 1728 to the Scola Castigliana (a synagogue founded by Jews of…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Rome, Papal States (Rome, Italy)

Date:

1728

Subjects:

Ritual objects, Textiles, Synagogue, Family, Community

Categories:

Ritual Objects
Cloth with embroidered crest in the center with Hebrew text on either side, with floral motifs on left and right edges.