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Bingen, Holy Roman Empire
(Bingen, Germany)
Date:
1700
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Eidlitz, Holy Roman Empire
(Údlice, Czech Republic)
Date:
ca. 1805
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
ca. 1845
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This richly decorated Torah binder is thought to be from Rechnitz, based on its dedication as a gift from Gitl bat Samuel for Samuel ben Leib of Rechnitz in 1750. The Torah binder (also known as a…
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Artist Unknown
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Rechnitz, Habsburg Empire
(Rechnitz, Austria)
Date:
1750
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Rome, Papal States
(Rome, Italy)
Date:
1754
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Artist Unknown
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Danzig, Kingdom of Prussia
(Gdańsk, Poland)
Date:
1838
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Smyrna, Ottoman Empire
(İzmir, Turkey)
Date:
1858–1859
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They buried her into the darkness itself. As Miko was leaving the cemetery an old Jew took him by the hand. The man called out to his wife from the door: “I’ve brought him home . . . I couldn’t…
Contributor:
Isak Samokovlija
Places:
Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
(Sarajevo, Bosnia)
Date:
1928
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Honorata Foa
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1582/3
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This Torah binder, made for boys at birth and later brought by young men as a symbol of participation in the synagogue, illustrates the fixed nature of traditional gender expectations.
Contributor:
Koppel ben Moses Heller
Places:
Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria
(Munich, Germany)
Date:
1814