Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the exterior of the former location of Congregation Beth Israel on Main Street in Hartford, formerly the home of the First Baptist Church. The congregation renamed the building Touro Hall. From Geer's Hartford City Directory.
Hand-colored lithograph of the exterior of the Leopoldstädter Tempel in the Leopoldstadt district in Vienna. Lithograph by Carl Waage. Printed by the Artistische Anstalt v. Reiffenstein & Rösch in Wien. Published by Verlag v. Artaria & Co. in Wien.
Black-and-white lithograph of the interior of Santa María la Blanca in Toledo. Lithograph by Auguste Mathieu from an illustration by Nicolas-Marie-Joseph Chapuy. From Le Moyen-age monumental et archéologique, published Paris: A. Hauser.
Hand-colored lithograph of a Jewish high priest, with text of the priestly blessing found in Numbers 6:23-27 printed below. Lithograph by W. Watkins after J. Brown.
Hand-colored lithographed caricature depicting a Jewish peddler with his wares. The caption, which translates to "All is not gold that glitters," implies that his wares might not be as valuable as they seem. Lithograph by Pierre Langlumé. Published Paris: Noël et Dauty.
Black-and-white engravings depicting a circumcision performed by a Portuguese Jewish family in Amsterdam, above, and pidyon haben (redemption of the first-born son), below. Engraving by Claude Du Bosc after Bernard Picart. From The Ceremonies and Religious Customs of the Various Nations of the Known World : together with historical annotations and several curious discourses... Written originally in French, and illustrated with a large number of folio copper plates designed by Mr. Bernard Picart, and curiously engraved by most of the best hands in Europe..., Volume 1, published London: William Jackson and Claude Dubosc, 1733-1739.
Caricature drawn by Roy Leighton Budd of a Jewish family eating a meal. The text written on the reverse reads : "Ikey! Ikey!! Mein Gott, boy, vould you ruin your olt fader? Vat I told you from chewing on dat side ver da gold filling is?"
Black-and-white lithograph depicting the interior of the original building of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim in Charleston. From a painting by Solomon Nunes Carvalho. Lithograph printed Philadelphia: J. T. Bowen.
Black-and-white lithograph depicting the interior of the original building of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim in Charleston. From a painting by Solomon Nunes Carvalho. Lithograph printed Philadelphia: J. T. Bowen.
Black-and-white engravings depicting the Passover custom of the mother placing bits of unleavened bread for the father and children to discover and dispose of, above, and a Passover seder of Portuguese Jews in Amsterdam, below. Engraving by Claude Du Bosc after Bernard Picart. From The Ceremonies and Religious Customs of the Various Nations of the Known World : together with historical annotations and several curious discourses... Written originally in French, and illustrated with a large number of folio copper plates designed by Mr. Bernard Picart, and curiously engraved by most of the best hands in Europe..., Volume 1, published London: William Jackson and Claude Dubosc, 1733-1739.
Black-and-white engravings depicting Jacob wrestling with the angel, as described in Genesis 32; and Jacob meeting Esau, as described in Genesis 33. From a Latin Bible.
Black-and-white engravings depicting Sukkot at the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, above, and Portuguese Jews in a sukkah during Sukkot, below. Engraving by Claude Du Bosc after Bernard Picart. From The Ceremonies and Religious Customs of the Various Nations of the Known World : together with historical annotations and several curious discourses... Written originally in French, and illustrated with a large number of folio copper plates designed by Mr. Bernard Picart, and curiously engraved by most of the best hands in Europe..., Volume 1, published London: William Jackson and Claude Dubosc, 1733-1739.
Black-and-white engravings depicting Sukkot at the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, above, and Portuguese Jews in a sukkah during Sukkot, below. Engraving by James Mynde after Bernard Picart.
Print reproduction of a black-and-white etching of the exterior of the Plum Street Temple, now the Isaac M. Wise Temple, home of K.K. B'nai Yeshurun. Original etching by Edward Timothy Hurley.
Black-and-white engraving depicting a Jewish circumcision. Engraving by Gérard Jean-Baptiste Scotin after Hubert-François Gravelot. From The Ceremonies and Religious Customs of the Various Nations of the Known World : together with historical annotations and several curious discourses... Written originally in French, and illustrated with a large number of folio copper plates designed by Mr. Bernard Picart, and curiously engraved by most of the best hands in Europe..., Volume 1, published London: William Jackson and Claude Dubosc, 1733-1739.
Black-and-white stipple engraving depicting Moses and the Ten Commandments. Engraving by John Rogers after a painting by Samuel William Reynolds. Published London: J. & F. Tallis.
Caricature by Gustave Frison depicting a Jewish stockbroker haggling over the terms of a trade outside the Paris Stock Exchange. He is portrayed as speaking French with a Yiddish accent.
Black-and-white engraving depicting the celebration of Simchat Torah by the Portuguese Jews of Amsterdam. Engraving Thomas Bowles after Bernard Picart.
Black-and-white engraving depicting King David. Engraving by Abram Rimini after a painting by Daniele Crespie. The text reads : "The Lord hath sought him a man after His own heart."
Sheet music cover for "My Covenant is Peace," written by Charles Jefferys; composed by S. Nelson, published London: Leoni Lee, Music Seller to his Majesty, 48 Albemarle St.