Judaism: A World of Stories
Images
Grisha Bruskin, The Alefbet Tapestry, 2004–6, Wool, silk, linen, 280 x 1050 cm
Private collection
Torah curtain, Moravia, 1856, Velvet, yarn, 218 x 153 cm
The Jewish Museum in Prague
Rimmonim (finials for a Torah scroll), Iran, c. 1920, Silver, 26.9 x 11 cm
Gross Family Collection
Hanukkah lamp, Netherlands, c. 1900, Copper, 28 x 23.5 x 8.5 cm
Collection Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam
Kashrut (knives for kosher slaughter), Lithuania, c. 1900, Wood, steel, mother-of-pearl, 43 x 4.3; 39 x 4.3; 33.5 x 4.3; 27 x 4.3 cm
Gross Family Collection
Spice holder, Netherlands, Amsterdam, before 1712, Silver, 17 x 7.9 cm
Collection Portuguese-Israelite Community Amsterdam, Photo: Peter Lange
Crown , Germany, Hamburg, 1782, Silver, partly gilt, repoussé, cast, chased, h 23.5, Ø 17.5 cm
Gross Family Collection
Burial society pitcher, Moravia, 1836, Pottery, painted, giltm 39 x 26 cm
The Jewish Museum in Prague
Moritz Daniel Oppenheim, The Bar Mitswa Presentation (Bar Mitzwa Vortrag), 1873, Oil on canvas, 58.4 x 66.7 cm
The Jewish Museum, New York, Photo: The Jewish Museum/Art Resource/Scala, Florence
Tallit (prayer cloth), Yemen, c. 1940, Cotton, silk, 248 x 105 cm
Gross Family Collection
Wall decoration, Palestine, Jerusalem, 1928, Textile, satin, 46 x 52.5 cm
Gross Family Collection
Amulet, Iraq, c. 1900, Silver, 6.3 x 7.7 x 0.03 cm
Gross Family Collection
Isidor Kaufmann, Portrait of a Jewish Boy, c. 1900, oil on wood, 27 x 21.2 cm
Collection Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam
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