Key works

Discover the richness of the mahJ’s collection through a selection of major works, representative of the diversity of artistic expressions related to Jewish history and culture.

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History, Fine arts

Allegory to the Glory of Joseph II

Anonymous

Austro-Hungary, around 1782

Books and manuscripts

Bible (Tanakh)

Romeyn de Hooghe (illustrations; Amsterdam, 1645 – Haarlem, 1708)

Amsterdam: Menasseh ben Israel, 1631; engravings incorporated after 1712

Calendrier-pour-le-decompte-de-l’’Omer.jpg

Festivals and ceremonies, Synagogue*

Calendar for counting the Omer (Sefirat HaOmer)

Late 18^th-early 19^th century

Festivals and ceremonies, Books and manuscripts

Esther scroll (megillat Ester)

Attributed to Shalom Italia (Mantua, circa 1619 – Amsterdam, circa 1655)

Amsterdam, circa 1641

Books and manuscripts

Kabbalistic treatise

Sefer Raziel HaMalakh (Book of Raziel the Angel)

Amsterdam, Abraham Mendes Coutinho, 1701

Festivals and ceremonies, Books and manuscripts

Ritual for the Passover Seder (Haggadah shel Pessah)

Anonymous

Germany, 1731

Daily life

Spice box (bessamim) and candelabrum

Eastern France or Germany, late 18^th or early 19^th century

Synagogue*, History

Torah Ark (Aron Kodesh)

Vienna, 1707

Vue de la synagogue ashkénaze et de la synagogue portugaise à Amsterdam

History, Fine arts

View of the Sephardic and Ashkenazi Synagogues in Amsterdam

Gerrit Adriaenszoon Berckheyde (Haarlem, 1638–Haarlem, 1698)

Amsterdam, 1682

Festivals and ceremonies

Wedding rings

Germany and Italy, 16^th-17^th centuries