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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Allégorie à la gloire de Joseph II
History, Fine arts

Allegory to the Glory of Joseph II

Anonymous

Austro-Hungary, around 1782

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Books and manuscripts

Bible (Tanakh)

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

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

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Festivals and ceremonies, Synagogue*

Calendar for counting the Omer (Sefirat HaOmer)

Late 18th-early 19th century

Oeuvre clé : Tronc à aumônes
Daily life, Festivals and ceremonies

Collection cup

Spain, 1319

Rouleau d'Esther, Amsterdam, 1641
Festivals and ceremonies, Books and manuscripts

Esther scroll (megillat Ester)

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

Amsterdam, circa 1641

Oeuvre clé : Stèle funéraire, 1281
History

Funerary stele

Paris, 1281

Oeuvre clé : Lampe de la Reconsécration
Festivals and ceremonies

Hanukkah Lamp (hanukkiyyah)

France, before 1394

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Books and manuscripts

Kabbalistic treatise

Sefer Raziel HaMalakh (Book of Raziel the Angel)

Amsterdam, Abraham Mendes Coutinho, 1701

Oeuvre clé : Poèmes liturgiques, piyyoutim
Books and manuscripts

Liturgical poems for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

Northern Spain, 15th century

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Festivals and ceremonies, Books and manuscripts

Ritual for the Passover Seder (Haggadah shel Pessah)

Anonymous

Germany, 1731