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Background imageJew Collection: Jews celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles

Jews celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles
The Feast of Tabernacles also known as Sukkot is a Jewish holiday that is celebrated over the course of a week, five days after Yom Kippur

Background imageJew Collection: Feast of the Tabernacles (Sukkot)

Feast of the Tabernacles (Sukkot)
This engraving depicts Sukkot also known as the Feast of Tabernacles which is a Jewish holiday celebrated over one week that comes five days after Yom Kippur (day of atonement)

Background imageJew Collection: Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles)

Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles)
This engraving depicts Sukkot also known as the Feast of Tabernacles, a Jewish holiday celebrated over one week that comes five days after Yom Kippur (day of atonement)

Background imageJew Collection: Jew at prayer

Jew at prayer
Jew worshiping with his head covered. The act of covering the head when praying is seen as honouring god. Date: circa 1800

Background imageJew Collection: ALPHONSE DE ROTHSCHILD

ALPHONSE DE ROTHSCHILD French banker, caricatured as archetype Jew planning to take over the world 1827 - 1905

Background imageJew Collection: RACIAL / AFRICA / EGYPT / TOMB

RACIAL / AFRICA / EGYPT / TOMB
A Canaanite or Jew and Lower Egyptian from the Tomb of Ros- she-ra; a Lower Egyptian woman from the Tomb of Hai; Jebusites from the Tombs of Sethos and Amun-ei Date: ancient Egypt

Background imageJew Collection: RACIAL / POLISH JEW 1913

RACIAL / POLISH JEW 1913
A Polish Jew Date: 1913

Background imageJew Collection: JEW OLD CLOTHES MAN

JEW OLD CLOTHES MAN
The Jew old clothesman Date: 1842

Background imageJew Collection: Turkey - Studio portrait of a Furriers Wife

Turkey - Studio portrait of a Furriers Wife
Turkey - Studio portrait of a Jewish Furriers Wife who is wearing a remarkable long string of beads. Date: circa 1920

Background imageJew Collection: Israeli Rabbi reading his holy book

Israeli Rabbi reading his holy book. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageJew Collection: Jewish Womans Pantaloons - on washing line - Tunisia

Jewish Womans Pantaloons - on washing line - Tunisia
Jewish Ladys Pantaloons - on washing line - Tunisia. Their magnificence quite clearly warrants the personal guard...! Date: circa 1909

Background imageJew Collection: Washing Day for the Jewish Population at Sefrou, Morocco

Washing Day for the Jewish Population at Sefrou, Morocco
Washing Day for the Jewish Population in the stream which run thrugh the village of Sefrou, Morocco Date: 1929

Background imageJew Collection: The Rothschild Family Home in Frankfurt am Main, Germany

The Rothschild Family Home in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
The Rothschild Family Home on Judengasse in Frankfurt am Main, Germany - The card shows the building exterior. The Rothschild family are a wealthy family descending from Mayer Amschel Rothschild

Background imageJew Collection: William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Shylock

William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Shylock
William Shakespeare (1564-1616). The Merchant of Venice. Shylock. Engraving. Colored

Background imageJew Collection: Mycenaean art. Set of gold pieces among which eight rosettes

Mycenaean art. Set of gold pieces among which eight rosettes with petals. Koukaki, Athens. 14th Century BCE National Archaeological Museum. Athens

Background imageJew Collection: Jews Sally Port, Valletta, Malta

Jews Sally Port, Valletta, Malta. Date: 1940s

Background imageJew Collection: Jewish people praying at the Wailing Wall, Jerusalem

Jewish people praying at the Wailing Wall, Jerusalem, Holy Land. Date: circa 1870

Background imageJew Collection: Three boy scouts arm in arm, Egypt

Three boy scouts arm in arm, Egypt. They are, from left to right, Armenian, English and Jewish

Background imageJew Collection: Cylindrical Torah scroll case. Tripoli, Libya, 1935. Silversmi

Cylindrical Torah scroll case. Tripoli, Libya, 1935. Silversmi
Cylindrical Torah scroll case.Tripoli, Libya, 1935. Silversmith: Raphael Aton. Wood overlaid with silver sheet, repousse?

Background imageJew Collection: Scroll of Esther by Shalom Italia (1619-1655). Israel Museum

Scroll of Esther by Shalom Italia (1619-1655). Israel Museum
Scroll of Esther, Amsterdam 1640, by the scribe and artist Shalom Italia (1619-1655). Handwritten in ink on parchment. Israel Museum. Jerusalem

Background imageJew Collection: The Merchant of Venice - title page

The Merchant of Venice - title page - Shylock and the disguised Portia in court. 1862

Background imageJew Collection: The Venice Haggadah. Venice, Italy, 1609. Museum Israel. Jer

The Venice Haggadah. Venice, Italy, 1609. Museum Israel. Jer
The Venice Haggadah. Venice, Italy, 1609. Letterpress, woodcut, and watercolor on paper. Gift of Gitel Blasbalg, New York, in memory of her husband, Pinchas Dov Blasbalg. Museum Israel. Jerusalem

Background imageJew Collection: Scenes from Iraq - Basra, Tomb of Ezra, Ctesiphon, Baghdad

Scenes from Iraq - Basra, Tomb of Ezra, Ctesiphon, Baghdad
(Top) - The Strand - Basra, Iraq, WWI era. (Middle upper) - Ezras Tomb on the Tigris River, Iraq - The Tomb of the Prophet Ezra at Al-╩╗Uzair

Background imageJew Collection: School of Talmudists, 1887, by Samuel Hirszenberg (1865-1908

School of Talmudists, 1887, by Samuel Hirszenberg (1865-1908
Samuel Hirszenberg (1865-1908). Polish painter. School of Talmudists, 1887. National Museum. Krakow. Poland

Background imageJew Collection: Menorah. Sephardic Museum. Toledo. Spain

Menorah. Sephardic Museum. Toledo. Spain
Seven-branched candelabrum or menorah. Sephardic Museum. Synagogue of El Transito. Toledo. Spain

Background imageJew Collection: Christ and the Adulteress by Lucas Cranach the Elder

Christ and the Adulteress by Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553). German painter. Christ and the Adulteress. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Background imageJew Collection: Mycenaean art. Treasury of the Acropolis of Mycenae. Golden

Mycenaean art. Treasury of the Acropolis of Mycenae. Golden cup with two handles ending with the head of a dog biting the edge of the cup. Found in a tomb of Circle A

Background imageJew Collection: King David (c. 1040 BC - 970 BC)

King David (c. 1040 BC - 970 BC). Second king of the Hebrews (1008-970 BC). Window of the Church of the Juncal. Irun. Province of Guipuzcoa. Basque Country

Background imageJew Collection: 15th century Spanish Jews by Jaume Huguet (1414-1492)

15th century Spanish Jews by Jaume Huguet (1414-1492)
15th century Spanish Jews. Detail of the altarpiece of St. Bernardino and the guardian angel by Jaume Huguet (1414-1492). Barcelona Cathedral Museum. Catalonia. Spain

Background imageJew Collection: The co-proprietor of Blooms kosher restaurant

The co-proprietor of Blooms kosher restaurant
Mrs Bloom, co-proprietor with her husband of Londons iconic kosher restaurant. All around her, the bright, cheery, noisy and busy atmosphere which you were likely to find there in the 1960s

Background imageJew Collection: Illustration, The Jew Among the Thorns

Illustration, The Jew Among the Thorns -- The Jew was forced to dance faster and faster till the thorns tore his shabby coat, combed his goat-s beard, and scratched him all over. Date: 1909

Background imageJew Collection: Jewish man praying, Jerusalem

Jewish man praying, Jerusalem
A Jewish man holding a book and praying, Jerusalem. Date: 1920s

Background imageJew Collection: Emigration of the Russian Jews from Liverpool

Emigration of the Russian Jews from Liverpool
Emigration of the Russian Jews - the doctor examining steerage passengers before their departure from Liverpool. A scene on board the Guion liner Wisconsin, in the Mersey. Date: 1891

Background imageJew Collection: Mrs Charles Sweeny with her parents

Mrs Charles Sweeny with her parents
Mrs Charles Sweeny (1912-1993), formerly Miss Margaret Whigham, and later, on her second marriage, the Duchess of Argyll, pictured with her parents

Background imageJew Collection: Reading the Talmud

Reading the Talmud
An elderly Jewish man reads the Talmud, a central text of Judaism which includes discussions on Jewish law, ethics, customs and history. Date: 1884

Background imageJew Collection: Thessaloniki - Jacob Meir - the Chief Rabbi

Thessaloniki - Jacob Meir - the Chief Rabbi
Jacob Meir, (1856-1939) - elected chief rabbi of Thessaloniki in 1908, where he remained until 1919. Date: circa 1911

Background imageJew Collection: Jewish Samaritan High Priest and Scroll

Jewish Samaritan High Priest and Scroll
Samaritan High Priest and the Old Abisha Pentateuch. The Samaritan Pentateuch, sometimes called Samaritan Torah is a version of the Hebrew language Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible

Background imageJew Collection: Syrian Jewish Woman

Syrian Jewish Woman. Date: circa 1907

Background imageJew Collection: Norwich Jews

Norwich Jews on 13th century Exchequer Roll, a list of tax payments made by Jewish people in Norwich, Norfolk Date: 13th century

Background imageJew Collection: Madame De Rothschild

Madame De Rothschild
PAULINE POTTER DE ROTHSCHILD Madame de Rothschild, standing beside her car. In her heyday she was a famous fashion icon and translator of Elizabethan poetry into French. Date: 1908 - 1976

Background imageJew Collection: Theodor Herzl, journalist, founder of Zionism

Theodor Herzl, journalist, founder of Zionism
Theodor Herzl (born Benjamin Zeev Herzl, 1860-1904), Austro-Hungarian journalist and the founder of modern political Zionism. Date: circa late 19th century

Background imageJew Collection: The Bells by Leopold Lewis at the Lyceum Theatre

The Bells by Leopold Lewis at the Lyceum Theatre
Scene from the play The Bells by Leopold Lewis at the Lyceum Theatre: the apparition of the Polish Jew. Henry Irving plays Mathias, Burgomaster of Alsace

Background imageJew Collection: Henry Irving as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice

Henry Irving as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice
Henry Irving as Shylock in Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice. circa 1879

Background imageJew Collection: Orthodox Jews. Ritual. Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery. Jeru

Orthodox Jews. Ritual. Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery. Jeru
Judaism. Orthodox Jews performing a ritual. Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery. Jerusalem. Israel

Background imageJew Collection: Torah finials. Persia, ca. 1921. Silver, repousse and cast

Torah finials. Persia, ca. 1921. Silver, repousse and cast. Gift of the Hafetz Hayyims synagogue, Moshav Beit Nekofa, through Hananiah Der i. Israel Museum. Jerusalem

Background imageJew Collection: Torah mantle. Sefrou, Morroco, ca. 1926. Israel Museum. Jeru

Torah mantle. Sefrou, Morroco, ca. 1926. Israel Museum. Jeru
Torah mantle. Sefrou, Morroco, ca. 1926. Cotton, silk; abd gilt metal-thread embroidery. Inscribed in Hebrew. Israel Museum. Jerusalem

Background imageJew Collection: Torah finial. Persia, ca. 1921. Silver, repousse and cast. I

Torah finial. Persia, ca. 1921. Silver, repousse and cast. I
Torah finial. Persia, ca. 1921. Silver, repousse and cast. Gift of the Hafetz Hayyims synagogue, Moshav Beit Nekofa, through Hananiah Der i. Israel Museum. Jerusalem

Background imageJew Collection: Judaism. Synagogue of Kadavumbagam in the town of Cochin, In

Judaism. Synagogue of Kadavumbagam in the town of Cochin, India. The synagogue interior was purchased for the Israel Museum and brought to Jerusalem for restoration and reconstruction. Israel Museum



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