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A pathbreaking composer, Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791–1864) surprised and delighted generations of opera fans in Europe and around the world. To the staid formula of live performances, he added sound…
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Friedrich Georg Weitsch
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Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1802
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The origin of this Torah scroll is in Turkey. It was donated by the Camondo family, one of the most important Jewish families in Istanbul, many of whose members settled in Paris and greatly…
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Artist Unknown
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Ottoman Empire (Turkey)
Date:
1860
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The master silversmith Rötger Herfurth was particularly well known for his Hanukkah lamps, most of which have backplates and rampant lions, a style he popularized and which came to be known as the…
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Rötger Herfurth
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Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
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ca. 1769–1776
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Although few examples of the work of embroiderer Jacob Koppel Gans remain, he is best known for this Torah ark curtain and valance, dating to 1772 or 1773, made of velvet and embroidered with metallic…
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Jacob Koppel Gans
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Holy Roman Empire (Bavaria, Germany)
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1772–1773
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The purpose of the Torah crown is visually to augment the status of the Torah scroll, emphasizing its importance and centrality to Jewish life. These magnificent silver ornaments are placed over the…
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Wilhelmus Angenendt
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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1809
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Henriette de Lemos Herz (1764–1847) was a Berlin salon hostess famed for her beauty and literary engagement. She was highly educated, especially in ancient and modern languages. Following her marriage…
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Anna Dorothea Lisiewska-Therbusch
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Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1778
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When the Seven Years War broke out in 1756, I was the father of four children, and the cost of living was high. I had tried to make my way in the world like an honourable man. When the enemy Prussians…
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Aaron Isaac
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Stockholm, Kingdom of Sweden (Stockholm, Sweden)
Date:
1801–1802
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Among the inspirations for Bar Lev’s paintings were American patchwork quilts, Mexican and Native American art, stained-glass windows, Russian constructivism, and pop art. She combined patterns and…
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Jenifer Bar Lev
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Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1992
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This Persian carpet, manufactured between 1600 and 1630, was later used for a reader’s desk and desk cover in the Portuguese Synagogue in The Hague, Netherlands.
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Artist Unknown
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The Hague, Dutch Republic (The Hague, Netherlands)
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1600–1726
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This exquisite jewelry box was crafted in Nuremberg, Germany, before 1540 and given to a bride for her wedding. Etched in steel, copper-plated, and partly gilt, the panels, on four sides and the lid…
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Artist Unknown
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Free Imperial City of Nuremburg, Holy Roman Empire (Nuremberg, Germany)
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Before 1540