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Prints of holiday customs, life cycle events, and ceremonial objects. Examples include life cycle events such as circumcision, marriage, and funeral rituals and mourning, ceremonial objects such as tefillin, and holiday customs such as malkot, which takes place on Yom Kippur. Prints also include depictions of weddings and funerals of prominent Jewish figures, such as the marriage of Leopold de Rothschild and Marie Perugia and the funeral of Rabbi Nathan Marcus Adler.

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Depictions of unidentified Jewish individuals wearing examples of traditional dress from Europe, particularly Poland, with a small number of prints of Austria, Hungary, Lithuania, Russia, and Ukraine.

Scope and Contents Depictions of biblical figures, prominent Jews and rabbis, and a small number of artwork reproductions of Jewish figures painted by Rembrant. Biblical figures include Aaron, Moses, and prophets. Prominent Jewish figures include a large number of rabbis, and a smaller number of Jewish scholars, philanthrophists, politicians, authors, and athletes. Examples include Adolphe Crémieux, Rabbi Dr. Abraham Geiger, Theodor Herzl, Rabbi Jacob Joseph, Daniel Mendoza, Rabbi Samuel Mohilever, Moses...