Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting the priestly blessing : "May the Lord bless you and guard you; May the Lord make His face shed light upon you and be gracious unto you; May the Lord lift up His face unto you and give you peace."
Color photographic postcard of the interior, including the Torah ark, of St. Thomas Synagogue in Charlotte Amalie on the island of Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a portion of the Ma Tovu prayer, recited by Jews upon entering the synagogue : "But as for me, let my prayer be unto Thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time; answer me with the truth of Thy salvation."
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Torah ark. Text beneath reads : "The children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath. To observe the Sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever."
Color photographic postcard of the interior, including the Torah ark, of St. Thomas Synagogue in Charlotte Amalie on the island of Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Color photographic postcard of the interior, including the Torah ark, of St. Thomas Synagogue in Charlotte Amalie on the island of Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting the Torah procession in synagogue. The text reads : "O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together" (Psalm 34:4).
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Torah ark. Text beneath reads : "The children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath. To observe the Sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever."
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the interior of the Nineteenth Street Synagogue, former location of Congregation Shearith Israel at the corner of 19th Street and 5th Avenue in New York, on the occasion of its consecration. Published in the September 29, 1860, edition of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.
Color lithograph of the apse and Torah ark of the New Synagogue in Berlin. Lithograph printed Berlin: Lith. Anst. v. W. Loeillot. Published in the Zeitschrift für Bauwesen, Jahrgang 18, 1868.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction depicting the removal of the Torah scrolls from the ark at the West London Synagogue on Upper Berkeley Street. From A sketch of the history of Judaism and Christianity in the light of modern research and criticism by George Thomas Bettany.
Black-and-white engraving of the interior of a synagogue. Engraving by James Mynde. From A new history of the Holy Bible, from the beginning of the world to the establishment of Christianity, Volume 2, by Thomas Stackhouse, published London: Printed for Stephen Austen, 1742-1744.
Black-and-white engravings depicting the celebration of Simchat Torah by the Portuguese Jews of Amsterdam. Engraving by Bernard Picart. From Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde representées par des figures dessinées de la main de Bernard Picard: avec une explication historique, & quelques dissertations curieuses, Volume 1, published Amsterdam: J.F. Bernard, 1723-1737.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the interior of the New Synagogue at Great St. Helen's in London. From The home and synagogue of the modern Jew : sketches of modern Jewish life and ceremonies.
Color print illustration of the interior of Temple Emanu-El in New York, as well as a black-and-white print illustration of the exterior of the adjacent Beth-El Chapel. From Description of the new buildings being erected at 65th Street and Fifth Avenue by Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York : consisting of Temple Emanu-El, Beth-El Chapel, Community House, published New York: Sherman & Lebair, Inc.
Black-and-white etching of the interior of the former location of Congregation Adath Jeshurun at North Broad and Diamond Streets in Philadelphia. Engraving signed by artist Henry Cooper.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the interior of the Nineteenth Street Synagogue, former location of Congregation Shearith Israel at the corner of 19th Street and 5th Avenue in New York, on the occasion of its consecration. Published in the September 29, 1860, edition of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.
Black-and-white etching of the interior of the former 783 High Street location of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun in Newark. Etching signed by artist Harry S. Moskovitz.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the interior of the Grand Synagogue of Paris during the synagogue's inauguration. Published in the September 19, 1874, edition of Le Monde illustré.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction with scenes from the inauguration of the synagogue in Lechenich on September 10, 1886. From an original drawing by Jean Bungartz. Published in Die Illustrirte Welt.