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Silver Torah shield from Turkey, ca. 1865.

Inscribed in Hebrew with the names of “the righteous women” who donated the shield.

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The three commandments of Jewish women, included in the Grace after Meals and the Shema Israel prayer

Scribe and illustrator: Aaron Wolf Herlingen (ca. 1700 – ca. 1760)

1739, handwritten in ink on parchment

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Embroidered towel for the mikveh

Late 19th-early 20th century

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Jewish men and women at prayer at the Western Wall, Jerusalem, late 19th century.

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A Polish parcel-gilt silver Yom Kippur belt buckle, circa 1800.

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Selihot (penitential prayers) according to the Ashkenazic rite, Augsburg: Hayyim ben David [Shahor], 1536

The first seder selihot printed in Germany.

Having published an Ashkenazic-rite siddur in 1532-1533, Passover Haggadah in 1534, and mahzor in 1536, Hayyim Shahor went on, shortly thereafter, to produce the present seder selihot (collection of penitential prayers), comprising the liturgy recited during the period of the Days of Awe and on each public fast day (other than Tish’ah be-Av).

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Passover silver Seder cups

Silversmith: Hieronymos Mittnacht (1708–1769) (?), 1761-63. Inscribed in Hebrew: “I will free you from the labours of the Egyptians” [Exod 6:6)]

Late 17th Century

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Anna Akhmatova. Poems. Trans. D.M. Thomas. Everyman’s Library POCKET POETS, 2006.

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Beth Sholom Synagogue Philadelphia I

2007

Chromogenic colour print

Candida Höfer (German, b. 1944)

Beth Sholom Synagogue in suburban Philadelphia was designed by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1959, the last project he completed before his death. It is one of four synagogues in the United States designated a National Historic Landmark.