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Key works

Discover the richness of the mahJ’s collection through a selection of major works, representative of the diversity of artistic expressions related to Jewish history and culture.

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Portrait d'Abraham Furtado
History

Anonymous

France, first half of the 19th century

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Adolphe Crémieux
History, Fine arts

Jules Jean Antoine Lecomte du Noüy (Paris, 1842 – Paris, 1923)

Paris, 1878

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Kader Attia, Big Bang
Contemporary art

Kader Attia (Dugny, 1970)

Paris, 2005

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Contemporary art, Festivals and ceremonies

Michel Nedjar (born 1947, Soisy-sous-Montmorency)

Paris, 2005

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Cours d'honneur palmier et statue de Tim
Contemporary art, History

Tim (Louis Mittelberg, known as, Warsaw, 1919 – Paris 2002)

Paris, 2003

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soukkah restauree
Festivals and ceremonies

Austria or southern Germany, mid 19th century

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Synagogue*

Jean Lubin Vauzelle (Angerville-la-Gâte, 1776 – ?, 1837)

Bordeaux, circa 1812

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Festivals and ceremonies

Diadem (taj), ear ornaments (khoras amara), bird medallion (serdokh), fibulas (tizerzaï)

Fez, Tangiers, Tétouan, late 18th – early 19th century

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Nira Pereg, Kept Alive Portraits
Contemporary art

Nira Pereg (Tel Aviv, 1969)

Jérusalem, 2009-2010

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Contemporary art

Carole Benzaken (born 1964, Grenoble)

Paris, 2011