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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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Festivals and ceremonies

France, before 1394

Books and manuscripts

Moshe ben Nahman, known as Nachmanides (1194-1270)
Lisbon, 1489

Contemporary art, History

Tim (Louis Mittelberg, known as, Warsaw, 1919 – Paris 2002)

Paris, 2003

Festivals and ceremonies

Austria or southern Germany, mid 19th century

Art moderne, History

Joseph Budko (Plonsk, 1888 – Jérusalem, 1940)

Berlin, 1923
 

Synagogue*

Jean Lubin Vauzelle (Angerville-la-Gâte, 1776 – ?, 1837)

Bordeaux, circa 1812

Festivals and ceremonies

Diadem (taj), ear ornaments (khoras amara), bird medallion (serdokh), fibulas (tizerzaï)

Fez, Tangiers, Tétouan, late 18th – early 19th century

Daily life

Bukhara, Uzbekistan, early 20th century

Books and manuscripts

Sefer Raziel HaMalakh (Book of Raziel the Angel)

Amsterdam, Abraham Mendes Coutinho, 1701

Contemporary art

Nira Pereg (Tel Aviv, 1969)

Jérusalem, 2009-2010