Photo © Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Ofrit Rozenberg Ben-Menachem |
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Alms box of women's burial society
Altona, Germany Pewter, silver-plated, engraved, and punched Inscribed in Hebrew: "Righteousness [Charity] saves from death" [Proverbs 10:2]; and the names of the women in the society, as well as the name of the donor: "Peskha daughter of Rabbi Mikhel Wagner of blessed memory" H: 12.8; W: 9.3 cm The Feuchtwanger Collection, purchased and donated by Baruch and Ruth Rappaport, Geneva Accession number: HF 0169 ; 130/045 |
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Publications: Shachar, Isaiah, Jewish Tradition in Art: The Feuchtwanger Collection of Judaica, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1981 Digital presentation of this object was made possible by: The Ridgefield Foundation, New York, in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir |
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