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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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Marc Chagall, Les portes du cimetière
Art moderne

Marc Chagall (Vitebsk, 1887 – Saint-Paul-de-Vence, 1985)

Vitebsk, 1917

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Oeuvre clé : Nahmanide, Hiddoushei ha-Torah
Books and manuscripts

Moshe ben Nahman, known as Nachmanides (1194-1270)
Lisbon, 1489

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Maquette de la synagogue de Zabłudów
Synagogue*, History

Algiers, workshop of the ORT (Organisation Reconstruction Travail) school, 1948-1950

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Samuel Hirszenberg, Portrait d’un écrivain juif
Fine arts

Samuel Hirszenberg (Łódz, 1865 – Jérusalem, 1908)

Circa 1902

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Maurycy Gottlieb, Autoportrait
Fine arts

Maurycy Gottlieb (Drohobych, 1856 – Kraków, 1879)

1879