Black-and-white engraving depicting a Jewish circumcision. Engraving by George Bickham. From The Universal Penman by George Bickham, published London: Printed for the author.
Black-and-white wood engraving depicting a confirmation ceremony at Temple Emanu-El in New York. Original illustration by Irving R. Wiles. From the article "The Jews in New York" by Richard Wheatley, published in the January 1892 edition of The Century Magazine.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of a scene from Raaf's Mine by Salomon Hermann Mosenthal, depicting Reinach offering his condolences to the rabbi and his daughter Mine as they are sitting shiva. From an illustration by Moritz Oppenheim. Published in Über Land und Meer, Jahrgang 19, Band 37, Heft 15.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of a scene from Raaf's Mine by Salomon Hermann Mosenthal, depicting Henoch entering the room as Mine recites the half Hallel for Rosh Chodesh. From an illustration by Moritz Oppenheim. Published in Über Land und Meer, Jahrgang 19, Band 37, Heft 16.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of lighting the Sabbath lamp. From The home and synagogue of the modern Jew : sketches of modern Jewish life and ceremonies, published London: Religious Tract Society.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of lighting the Sabbath lamp. From The home and synagogue of the modern Jew : sketches of modern Jewish life and ceremonies, published London: Religious Tract Society.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction depicting reading from the Torah in the synagogue. From Ridpath's universal history, Volume 5, by John Clark Ridpath.
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 wood engraving depicting Simchat Torah at the Park East Synagogue in New York. Original illustration by Irving R. Wiles. From the article "The Jews in New York" by Richard Wheatley, published in the January 1892 edition of The Century Magazine.
Black-and-white wood engraving depicting reading from the Torah at the Eldridge Street Synagogue in New York. Original illustration by Irving R. Wiles. From the article "The Jews in New York" by Richard Wheatley, published in the January 1892 edition of The Century Magazine.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of Eugène Delacroix's painting Jewish Wedding in Morocco. Published in Payne's Universum und Buch der Kunst, Neue Folge, Dritte Band.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of a Jewish marriage ceremony. After a drawing by R. Taylor. From Ridpath's universal history, Volume 5, by John Clark Ridpath.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the preparation of a body for burial. From The home and synagogue of the modern Jew : sketches of modern Jewish life and ceremonies, published London: Religious Tract Society.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of a Jewish burial. 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 offset print reproduction of the Yom Kippur ritual of malkot (lashes). Published in the May 1878 edition of Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly.
Black-and-white engravings depicting Sukkot at the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, above, and Portuguese Jews in a sukkah during Sukkot, below. 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.
Photographic reproduction of a painting by Hermann Junker depicting a Yom Kippur service held by Rabbi Isaak Blumenstein of Mannheim for Jewish soldiers during the Franco-Prussian War. Photographic reproduction by Hermann Emden. Published Frankfurt am Main: Verlag v. Heinrich Keller.
Photographic reproduction of a painting by Hermann Junker depicting a Yom Kippur service for Jewish soldiers during the Franco-Prussian War. Photographic reproduction by Hermann Emden. Published Frankfurt am Main: Verlag v. Heinrich Keller.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction depicting a Passover seder. Original illustration by Irving R. Wiles. From the article "The Jews in New York" by Richard Wheatley, published in the January 1892 edition of The Century Magazine.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of Moritz Oppenheim's painting Seder (The Passover Meal) (Der Oster-Abend). Published in The Aldine, Volume 5.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction depicting a Passover seder. From The home and synagogue of the modern Jew : sketches of modern Jewish life and ceremonies, published London: Religious Tract Society.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction depicting searching for leaven on the eve of Passover. From The pictorial Sunday book by John Kitto, published London: London Printing and Publishing Company.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction depicting a Passover seder. 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 offset print reproduction depicting searching for leaven on the eve of Passover. From the article "Passover observances" published in the September 1, 1870, edition of The Sunday Magazine.
Black-and-white engraving depicting a Passover seder. Engraving by William Kneass. From A dictionary of the Holy Bible : containing an historical account of the persons, a geographical and historical account of the places, a literal, critical, and systematical description of other objects, whether natural, artificial, civil, religious, or military... by John Brown, published Pittsburgh: Zadok Cramer.
Black-and-white wood engraving depicting a Passover seder. Original illustration by Irving R. Wiles from the article "The Jews in New York" by Richard Wheatley, published in the January 1892 edition of The Century Magazine.
Color lithograph depicting a Passover seder. Lithograph by Franz Kellerhoven. From Manners, customs, and dress during the middle ages, and during the renaissance period by Paul Lacroix (P. L. Jacob), published London: Chapman and Hall.
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 after Bernard Picart.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the interior of the Grand Synagogue of Paris on Yom Kippur. From a drawing by Auguste Deroy. Published in the October 31, 1874, edition of Le Monde illustré.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the interior of the 1822 building of the Synagogue de Nazareth, located on the Rue Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth, in Paris during Rosh Hashanah. Published in Tableau de Paris : ouvrage illustré de quinze gents gravures by Edmond Texier.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the interior of the Synagogue de Nazareth, located on the Rue Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth, in Paris during the marriage of Gustave de Rothschild to Cécile Anspach. Published in the February 19, 1859, edition of Le Monde illustré.
Black-and-white lithograph of the interior of the Synagogue de Nazareth, located on the Rue Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth, in Paris during Yom Kippur. Lithograph by Hermann Raunheim. Printed as the frontispiece to Vol. 2 Prières de la veille du Kippour of Erech hatephiloth ou Prières de toutes les grandes fêtes à l'usage des Israélites du rite allemand by Elcan Durlacher.
Hand-colored steel engraving of the interior of the New Synagogue at Great St. Helen's in London during Sukkot. Engraved by Henry Melville (1792-1870) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. Originally produced for the part-work "London Interiors: A Grand National Exhibition" (London : 1841-1844).
Black-and-white steel engraving of the interior of the New Synagogue at Great St. Helen's in London during Sukkot. Engraving by Henry Melville (1792-1870) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. Originally produced for the part-work "London Interiors: A Grand National Exhibition" (London : 1841-1844).
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the interior of the Central Synagogue on Great Portland Street in London during Yom Kippur. Published in the August 1877 edition of Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the interior of the Great Synagogue in London at Duke's Place during Yom Kippur. From Living London : its work and its play, its humour and its pathos, its sights and its scenes, Vol. 2, by George R. Sims.
Black-and-white engraving of the interior of the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, during the celebration of Purim. Engraving by William Forrest after an engraving by Bernard Picart. From The faiths of the world : an account of all religions and religious sects, their doctrines, rites, ceremonies, and customs by James Gardner. Published London & Edinburgh: A. Fullarton & Co.
Color lithographic print of Arthur Szyk's painting Rosh Hashanah. From Arthur Szyk : Six paintings of Jewish holidays, published New York : Arthur Rothmann Fine Arts.
Color lithographic print of Arthur Szyk's painting Simchat Torah. From Arthur Szyk : Six paintings of Jewish holidays, published New York : Arthur Rothmann Fine Arts.
Color drawing depicting a groom purchasing a shtreimel for his wedding. Drawing by Gabriella Rosenthal. From Odd corners in Jerusalem : twelve coloured drawings (Simṭaʾot bi-Yerushalayim : 12 tsiyurim tsivʻoniyim me-et Gavriʾelah Rozenṭal) by Gabriella Rosenthal.
Color print reproduction of the painting Laying Phylacteries at a Barmitzvah by Stanislaus Bender. From A collection of paintings by Stan. Bender, published Frankfurt am Main: J. Kauffmann.
Color print reproduction of the painting Two Rabbis Praying by Stanislaus Bender. From A collection of paintings by Stan. Bender, published Frankfurt am Main: J. Kauffmann.
Color lithographic print of Arthur Szyk's painting Succoth. From Arthur Szyk : Six paintings of Jewish holidays, published New York : Arthur Rothmann Fine Arts.
Color lithographic print of Arthur Szyk's painting Chanukah. From Arthur Szyk : Six paintings of Jewish holidays, published New York : Arthur Rothmann Fine Arts.
Color lithographic print of Arthur Szyk's painting Passover. From Arthur Szyk : Six paintings of Jewish holidays, published New York : Arthur Rothmann Fine Arts.
Color lithographic print of Arthur Szyk's painting Purim. From Arthur Szyk : Six paintings of Jewish holidays, published New York : Arthur Rothmann Fine Arts.
Color print reproduction of the painting Rabbi Braiding the Fringe of a Tallit by Stanislaus Bender. From A collection of paintings by Stan. Bender, published Frankfurt am Main: J. Kauffmann.
Color print reproduction of a painting by Stanislaus Bender. From A collection of paintings by Stan. Bender, published Frankfurt am Main: J. Kauffmann.
Black-and-white engraving of the Portuguese Synagogue, New Synagogue, and Great Synagogue in Amsterdam during the celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot). Engraving by Caspar Jacobsz Philips after a drawing by Pieter Wagenaar, Jr. From Oude en tegenwoordige staat en geschiedenis van alle godsdiensten by William Hurd, published Amsterdam: M. de Bruyn, 1781-1791.
Black-and-white engraving of the celebration of Purim at the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam in 1712. Engraving by William Forrest after an engraving by Bernard Picart. From The faiths of the world; an account of all religions and religious sects, their doctrines, rites, ceremonies, and customs, published Edinburgh: A. Fullarton & Co.
Black-and-white engraving with three scenes: a Jewish circumcision (at left), Moses and The Ten Commandments (center), and lighting the Sabbath lamp (right). Engraving by François Morellon La Cave. From Naaukeurige beschryving der uitwendige godtsdienst-plichten, kerk-zeden en gewoontens van alle volkeren der waereldt, Volume 1, by Bernard Picart, translated by Abraham Moubach, published: Rotterdam, Amsterdam & Den Haag: Uytwerf, Beman en Van der Kloot, 1727-38.
Black-and-white engraving depicting the Sabbath at home and in the synagogue. Engraving by Johann Georg Puschner. From Jüdisches Ceremoniel, first published by Paul Christian Kirchner in 1717, edited and reissued by the Christian Hebraist Sebastian Jugendres in 1724, published Nuremberg: Peter Conrad Monath.
Black-and-white engraving depicting lifting the Torah at the Portuguese Synagogue in the Hague. Engraving after Bernard Picart. From A new and univeral history of the religious rites and ceremonies of all nations in the world by William Hurd, published London: A. Hogg.
Black-and-white engraving depicting reading from the Torah in the synagogue. From Vervolg op Flavius Josephus; of Algemene historie der joodsche naatsie, behelzende ene uitvoerige beschryving…, Volume 2, by Jacques Basnage, published Amsterdam: Gerard onder de Linden.
Black-and-white engravings depicting the priestly blessing, above, and lifting the Torah, below, at the Portuguese Synagogue in the Hague. Engraving after Bernard Picart.
Black-and-white wood engraving accompanying the article The Festival of the Jewish Sabbath by Charles Hole, published in the April 1, 1870, edition of The Sunday Magazine.
Black-and-white engraving depicting the slaughter of a lamb for Passover. With Hebrew text of Exodus 12:6, 27 : "And the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at dusk..It is the sacrifice of the Lord's passover." Frontispiece to Maḥzor shel Pesach, published Sulzbach: Buchdruckerey von S. Arnstein & Sohne.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction depicting Yom Kippur at the Park East Synagogue in New York. Original illustration by Irving R. Wiles. From the article "The Jews in New York" by Richard Wheatley, published in the January 1892 edition of The Century Magazine.
Black-and-white woodcut depicting blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah. From Libellus de Judaica confessione by Johannes Pfefferkorn, published Cologne: Johannes Landen.
Black-and-white engraving depicting Sukkot in the synagogue. With Hebrew text of Leviticus 23:40 : "And ye shall take you on the first day the fruit of goodly trees, branches of palm-trees, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook, and ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days." Frontispiece to Maḥazor le-ḥag ha-Sukot ule-shabat she-betokho : ke-minhag Ashkenaz : meduyaḳ heṭev u-mevoʼar yafeh u-meturgam Ashkenazit, published Sulzbach: Buchdruckerey von S. Arnstein & Sohne.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction depicting one of several tableaux presented by the Young Men's Hebrew Association at the Academy of Music in New York on the occasion of Hanukkah. Published in the January 1882 edition of Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of Sukkot in the synagogue. 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 depicting lighting a menorah on Hanukkah. From Philologus hebræo-mixtus by Johannes Leusden, published Ultrajecti : ex officinâ Francisci Halma.
Black-and-white engraving depicting the celebration of Simchat Torah by the Portuguese Jews of Amsterdam. Engraving Thomas Bowles after Bernard Picart.
Hand-colored steel engraving of the interior of the New Synagogue at Great St. Helen's in London during Sukkot. Engraved by Henry Melville (1792-1870) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. Originally produced for the part-work "London Interiors: A Grand National Exhibition" (London : 1841-1844).
Black-and-white steel engraving of the interior of the New Synagogue at Great St. Helen's in London during Sukkot. Engraving by Henry Melville (1792-1870) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. Originally produced for the part-work "London Interiors: A Grand National Exhibition" (London : 1841-1844).
Black-and-white engraving depicting Simchat Torah in the synagogue. Engraving by John McRae. From the article "The Joy of the Law" by Mordecai Manuel Noah, published in the The Odd-Fellows’ Offering, for 1851.
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 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.
Black-and-white engravings depicting blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah at the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, above, and Yom Kippur at the Ashkenazi Obbene Shul 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 a Jewish funeral, above, and a Jewish burial, 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 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.
Black-and-white engravings depicting a marriage ceremony of Portuguese Jews, above, and Ashkenazi Jews, below, in Amsterdam. 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 etching depicting reading from the Torah. Signed by the artist Hermann Struck. The text reads : "Blessed be He, who in His holiness gave the Torah to his people Israel."