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Substructure of the Palace of Tiberius

Miscellaneous Substructure of the Palace of Tiberius Attilio Paternostro 1908 Guache on paper, 7.25" x 10" Gift of Cecil L. Striker, 2013.11

Moses Ezekiel Outside his Studio at the Baths of Diocletian

Miscellaneous Moses Ezekiel Outside his Studio at the Baths of Diocletian Carlo Ferrari (1861-1950) Rome, Italy, 1890 Oil on canvas, 21" x 30" Gift of Cecil L. Striker, 2013.10 Inscribed: "To my dear sister Hannah from Moie."

Creation or The Burning Bush

Torah Creation or The Burning Bush Shraga Weil (1918-2009) Israel, c. 1989 Lithograph, 48" x 37.5" Gift of Dr. Alfred Gottschalk and Deanna Gottschalk, 66.2837

Building Booths for Sukkot in Jerusalem

Holidays and Festivals Building Booths for Sukkot in Jerusalem Augsburg, Germany, 18th C. Hand-colored etching, 18.5" x 14.5" Cincinnati Skirball Museum, 66.1361

Seder Plate

Holidays and Festivals Seder Plate Germany, 19th C. Pewter Gift of Maurice E. Oshry in memory of William J. Baude, 50.30

Portrait of Nelson Glueck

Jewish Cincinnati Portrait of Nelson Glueck Bernard Safran (New York 1924–1995 New Brunswick, Canada)Oil on board, 1963Cincinnati Skirball Museum Time Magazine CoverDecember 13, 1963Vol. 82 No. 24 Nelson Glueck (1900–1971), president of Hebrew Union College for thirty-four years, was best known for his work in biblical archeology. Many artifacts that were found under his direction [...]

Nelson Glueck

Jewish Cincinnati Nelson Glueck Joseph Margulies (Vienna, Austria 1896–1984 New York) Oil on canvas, 1957 Cincinnati Skirball Museum Nelson Glueck (1900–1971) was born to a struggling Lithuanian immigrant Jewish family in Cincinnati. He was ordained a rabbi at Hebrew Union College in 1923. Supported by HUC, he earned a Ph.D. from the University of Jena, Germany [...]

David Philipson

Jewish Cincinnati David Philipson Jacob H. Perskie (Russia 1865–1941 New Jersey) Oil on canvas, ca. 1938 Cincinnati Skirball Museum The son of German Jewish immigrants, David Philipson (1862–1949), American Reform rabbi, orator, and author, was born in Wabash, Indiana. During his early childhood the family moved to Columbus, Ohio. In March of 1875 Rabbi Isaac M. [...]

Professor Louis Rothenberg (1845–1915)

Jewish Cincinnati Professor Louis Rothenberg (1845–1915) Artist unknown Oil on canvas, ca. 1913 Cincinnati Skirball Museum, gift of Jo Anne Travis Professor Rothenberg was born at Arholzen, Hanover, Germany in 1845 and came to Cincinnati in 1869. Soon after, he was appointed German instructor at the Fifteenth District School. He taught there until 1883, when he [...]

Adolph Oko

Jewish Cincinnati Adolph Oko Sir Jacob Epstein (New York 1880–1959 London) Bronze, 1923 Cincinnati Skirball Museum, gift of the W. Gunther Plaut Family Adolph S. Oko (1883–1944), librarian, scholar, and philanthropist, was born near Kharkov, Russia. Educated in Germany, Oko came to the United States in 1902. After working in the Astor Library in New York [...]

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