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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Synagogue*

Wimpel (mappah)

Alsace or Germany, 1752

Bagues de mariage
Festivals and ceremonies

Wedding rings

Germany and Italy, 16th-17th centuries

Vue de la synagogue ashkénaze et de la synagogue portugaise à Amsterdam
History, Fine arts

View of the Sephardic and Ashkenazi Synagogues in Amsterdam

Gerrit Adriaenszoon Berckheyde (Haarlem, 1638–Haarlem, 1698)

Amsterdam, 1682

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Daily life

Traditional headdress of an Algerian Jewish woman (sarmah)

Algiers, 19th century

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Daily life

Traditional costume of a Jewish woman in Algeria

Constantine, late 19th century – early 20th century

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Synagogue*

Torah Ark (Aron Kodesh)

Modena, 1472

Arche sainte miniature (aron qodesh)
Synagogue*, History

Torah Ark (Aron Kodesh)

Vienna, 1707

Hermann Struck, Portrait de Theodor Herzl, 1903
History, Art moderne

Theodor Herzl

Hermann Struck (Berlin, 1876 – Haïfa, 1944)

Berlin, 1903

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Art moderne

The Kiss or The Family

Chana Orloff (Tsaré-Constantinovska, 1888 – Tel-Aviv, 1968)

Paris, 1916

Christian Boltanski, Les Habitants de l’hôtel de SaintAignan en 1939
Contemporary art, History

The Inhabitants of the Hôtel de Saint-Aignan in 1939

Christian Boltanski (Paris, 1944)

Paris, 1998