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Cincinnati Jewish Hospital Nurse’s Pin

Jewish Cincinnati Cincinnati Jewish Hospital Nurse’s Pin Moses Jacob Ezekiel (Richmond, VA 1844-1917 Rome, Italy) Cincinnati, 1912 Gold, h. 2 in. x w. 1 in. Inscriptions: obverse: Vita Meo Vobis Parta Cruore Manet; reverse: H.R.N. 1928 Cincinnati Skirball Museum, gift of Joellen and Morton Spitz in memory of Hilda Rosenthal Nathan, class of 1928, 70.234 In 1893, [...]

Louis Brandeis

Jewish-American Hall of Fame, Special Collections Louis Brandeis (1856–1941) Gerta Ries Wiener (Germany 1898-2000 New York) USA, 1971 Bronze, h. 1 ¾ x w. 1 ¾ in. Cincinnati Skirball Museum, Jewish-American Hall of Fame Collection, gift of Mel and Esther Wacks, Debra Wacks, and Shari Wacks, 2019.7.5 Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky to Jewish immigrants from Bohemia, Louis Dembitz [...]

Seder Plate (Germany)

B’nai B’rith, Holidays and Festivals, Special Collections Seder Plate Germany, late 19th century Silver, silver mail, velvet, h. 15 x dia. 13 in. B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum Collection, 2015.17.425 On the first and second nights of Passover, Jews around the world engage in a methodical meal call the Seder. Seder in Hebrew means order. The Passover seder follows a specific order to [...]

Circumcision Set

B’nai B’rith, Life Cycle, Special Collections Circumcision Set Case: wood, l. 8 ½ x w. 1 11/16 x d 5/8 in.; instruments: silver; prepuce holder: l.3 1/16 x w. 5/8 x d. ¼ in.; container: l. 2 ½ x w. 1 1/6 x d. 15/16 in.; spoon: l. 3 ½ x w ½ x d. ¼ in. Israel, ca. 1950 B’nai [...]

Circumcision Gown

Life Cycle Circumcision Gown Cotton with eyelet ruffles, l. 43 x dia. 62 x sleeve length 8 in. Worn by Harry M. Pleatman, b. Newport, KY, July 31, 1891 Cincinnati Skirball Museum, gift of Bert and Stanley Pleatman in memory of their father, Harry M. Pleatman, 15.50 Circumcision of a baby boy is the first life cycle [...]

Head Covering (Sterntichl)

B’nai B’rith, Life Cycle, Special Collections Head Covering (Sterntichl) Poland, 18th century Baroque and seed pearls, rose diamonds, and gold wire on velvet, l. 10 x w. 4 x d. 2 in. B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum Collection, gift of Joseph B. and Olyn Horwitz, 2015.17.143 Pious Jewish women cut their hair and cover their heads after they marry as [...]

All Our Hands to the Light

Children of Jerusalem: Painting Pain Dreaming Peace, Israel, Special Collections All Our Hands to the Light Joint painting by Israeli and Palestinian children Acrylic, pencil, marker, glue on canvas, 42 7/8 x 35" Jerusalem, 2010 Gift of The Institute for the Study of Religions and Communities in Israel, 2016.15.120 Publications: Children of Jerusalem Painting Pain, Dreaming Peace: From My Jerusalem to Our Jerusalem, The Institute for the Study of [...]

Tree of Peace

Children of Jerusalem: Painting Pain Dreaming Peace, Israel, Special Collections Tree of Peace Mahmud Al-Tamimi Colored pencil, marker, and pencil on paper, 19 1/8 x 13 3/8” Jerusalem, 2003 Gift of The Institute for the Study of Religions and Communities in Israel, 2016.15.42 Publications: Children of Jerusalem Painting Pain, Dreaming Peace: Brotherhood Between Cultures, The Institute for the Study of Communities and Religions in Israel, 2010, p. 31.

Bombs in the City Center

Children of Jerusalem: Painting Pain Dreaming Peace, Israel, Special Collections Bombs in the City Center Chicko Afriat Acrylic and pencil on paper, 13 1/8 x 19 1/8" Jerusalem, 2003 Gift of The Institute for the Study of Religions and Communities in Israel, 2016.15.9 Publications: Children of Jerusalem Painting Pain, Dreaming Peace: Brotherhood Between Cultures, The Institute for the Study of Communities and Religions in Israel, 2010, p. 5. [...]

Our Jerusalem

Children of Jerusalem: Painting Pain Dreaming Peace, Israel, Special Collections Our Jerusalem Manar Mrakstu, Orli Bergelson, and Galia Vigodny (joint painting); Abd Al-Aziz Sabbah, Jonathan Bar Shalom (joint painting); Suleiman Sabbah, Yusef Abu Sneineh, Matias Jelski (joint painting); Marwa Sabbah, Osher Shabat (joint painting) Oil pastel, chalk, collage, and pencil on paper, 14 x 19.5" Jerusalem, 2010 Gift of The Institute for the Study of Religions and [...]

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