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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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Art moderne

Marc Chagall (Vitebsk, 1887 – Saint-Paul-de-Vence, 1985)

Peretz Markish (Polonne, 1895 – Moscou, 1952)

Oser Warszawski (Sochaczew, 1898 – Auschwitz, 1944)

Paris, 1924

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Oeuvre clé : Poèmes liturgiques, piyyoutim
Books and manuscripts

Northern Spain, 15th century

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Contemporary art

Carole Benzaken (born 1964, Grenoble)

Paris, 2011

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Maquette de la synagogue de Zabłudów
Synagogue*, History

Algiers, workshop of the ORT (Organisation Reconstruction Travail) school, 1948-1950

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Art moderne

Chaïm Soutine (Smilovitchi, 1893 – Paris, 1943)

Paris, circa 1925

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Oeuvre clé : lampe à huile
Daily life

Salignac-sur-Charente, 3rd century

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Daily life

Levi David van Gelder (draughtsman and lithographer; Amsterdam, 1816 – New York, 1878)

Amsterdam, 1845

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Samuel Hirszenberg, Portrait d’un écrivain juif
Fine arts

Samuel Hirszenberg (Łódz, 1865 – Jérusalem, 1908)

Circa 1902

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Portrait de David Sintzheim
History, Fine arts

Anonymous

France, early 19th century

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Books and manuscripts

Ferrara, 1512