by hadassah | Nov 26, 2008 | Ottoman Period
Nicolas Poussin’s Destruction of Jerusalem, 1625-26 The Destruction and Sack of Jerusalem 1 The Destruction and Sack of Jerusalem 2 The Destruction and Sack of Jerusalem 3 Nicolas Poussin, The Destruction and Sack of the Temple of Jerusalem 1625-26 Oil on...
by hadassah | Nov 4, 2008 | Ottoman Period
Afghan Ketubah, 1889 Afghan Ketubah Afghan Ketubah, Herat, Afghanistan, 1889 The tradition of the ketubah (a Jewish marriage contract) dates back 2000 years, making it one of the earliest documents granting women legal and financial rights. This ketubah, from...
by hadassah | Nov 4, 2008 | Ottoman Period
Italian Ketubah, 1776 Italian Ketubah Italian Ketubah, Ancona, Italy, 1776 The tradition of the ketubah (a Jewish marriage contract) dates back 2000 years, making it one of the earliest documents granting women legal and financial rights. This example records...
by hadassah | Nov 4, 2008 | Ottoman Period
Itinerary of the Holy Land, 1598 Itinerary of the Holy Land Casale Monferrato, Piedmont, Italy, 1598 During the Second Temple period (538 B.C. – 70 A.D.), Jews, particularly males, were required to go on pilgrimage to Jerusalem and the Temple. They did...
by hadassah | Nov 4, 2008 | Ottoman Period
Leipnik Haggadah, 1740 King David in a Jewish manuscript Leipnik Haggadah The Leipnik Haggadah, Altona, Denmark (now Germany), 1740. Psalm 116- 8–10 Dressed in magnificent finery, King David kneels in prayer in a sumptuous room in his palace. The harp leaning...
by hadassah | Nov 3, 2008 | Ottoman Period
Walton Polyglot Bible, 1654-1657 Walton Polyglot Bible London, published by Thomas Roycroft Samuel 1-31 and Samuel 2 The page on the left shows the end of Samuel 1, chapter 31 and beginning of Samuel 2. The parallel columns outlined in red contain from left to...
