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It was the year that the Tartan came to Ashdod— being sent by King Sargon of Assyria—and attacked Ashdod and took it. Previously, the Lord had spoken to Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, untie the…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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Thus said my Lord God of Hosts: Go in to see that steward, that Shebna, in charge of the palace:
What have you here, and whom have you here,
That you have hewn out a tomb for yourself here?—
O…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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The illustrations Tracht der Juden zu Worms (Jewish Men’s and Women’s Clothing in Worms) show a man and woman in typical Jewish fashion of the sixteenth century. The woman wears a white veil and…
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Artist Unknown
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Worms, Habsburg Empire (Worms, Germany)
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16th Century
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This depiction of a Polish Jew first appeared in a book, Neu-eröffnete Welt-Galleria (New Gallery of the World), published in Nuremberg in 1703. Its 101 plates by Caspar Luyken included portraits of…
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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1703
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This engraving depicting a Jewish woman in Izmir, Turkey, is from Cornelis de Bruyn’s travelogue, Reizen van Corn. de Bruyn door de vermaardste deelen van Klein Asia, de eylanden Scio, Rhodus, Cyprus…
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Cornelis de Bruyn
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Paris, France
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1714
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This engraving from a Dutch translation of Leone Modena’s Historia de’ riti Ebraici (History of the Jewish Rites) pictures a Jewish divorce ceremony in Amsterdam, in which the wife is presented with a…
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Jan Luyken
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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1683
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Sivlonot were, traditionally, gifts from the groom to his bride before the wedding. German Jewish brides and grooms gave each other belts, which were then worn during the wedding ceremony, sometimes…
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Holy Roman Empire (Germany)
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17th Century
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This engraving depicting a Jewish wedding procession was an illustration in a four-volume book by Johann Jakob Schudt (1664–1722), Jüdische Merkwürdigkeiten (Jewish Curiosities), published in Germany…
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Peter Fehr
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Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Date:
1717
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This engraving by Willem Jacobsz Delff is based on an earlier portrait of scholar Joseph Solomon Delmedigo by Willem Cornelisz Duyster.
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Willem Jacobsz
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Delft, Dutch Republic (Delft, Netherlands)
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1628
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Walking in Russia is a large installation that includes 103 handmade paper shoes, the shoemaker’s worktable, maps, textiles with drawings, and miniature house forms. Simon has noted, “This piece grew…
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Vida Simon
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Montreal, Canada
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2005