History of the Jews, and their nation, religion and culture

Antiochus IV of Syria, sick and injured by a fall from his chariot, dictates his will as surgeons bandage his leg. Etching by N. Hallé, 1738.

A sacrifice taking place in the tabernacle in the wilderness; the encampments of the Jewish tribes spread out to the horizon. Coloured lithograph.

The tabernacle erected in the wilderness, surrounded by an enclosure and miles of tents. Coloured etching by W. Dickes.

Jacob's ladder; Moses' exhausting prayer; Elijah addressing God at a sacrifice. Mezzotint by G. Sanders, 1845, after E. Taylor.

Étude médico-légale du meutre rituel / Jules Marcus.

Jews and India : perceptions and image / Yulia Egorova.

Jewish history atlas / Martin Gilbert.

Antisemitism : a very short introduction / Steven Beller.

Medizinische Kompetenz und talmudische Autorität : jüdische Ärzte und Rabbiner als ungleiche Partner in der Debatte um die Beschneidungsreform zwischen 1830 und 1850 / Eberhard Wolff.

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Jews - History

Images from the collections

Images about Jews - History

Works from the collections

Étude médico-légale du meutre rituel / Jules Marcus.

Jews and India : perceptions and image / Yulia Egorova.

Jewish history atlas / Martin Gilbert.

Antisemitism : a very short introduction / Steven Beller.

Medizinische Kompetenz und talmudische Autorität : jüdische Ärzte und Rabbiner als ungleiche Partner in der Debatte um die Beschneidungsreform zwischen 1830 und 1850 / Eberhard Wolff.

Jews - History

Images from the collections

Images about Jews - History

Works from the collections

Étude médico-légale du meutre rituel / Jules Marcus.

Jews and India : perceptions and image / Yulia Egorova.

Jewish history atlas / Martin Gilbert.

Antisemitism : a very short introduction / Steven Beller.

Medizinische Kompetenz und talmudische Autorität : jüdische Ärzte und Rabbiner als ungleiche Partner in der Debatte um die Beschneidungsreform zwischen 1830 und 1850 / Eberhard Wolff.

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