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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Contemporary art, Festivals and ceremonies

Dolls for the Festival of Lots (Purim)

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

Paris, 2005

Oeuvre clé : Stèle funéraire, 1281

History

Funerary stele

Paris, 1281

Oeuvre clé : Lampe de la Reconsécration

Festivals and ceremonies

Hanukkah Lamp (hanukkiyyah)

France, before 1394

Cours d'honneur palmier et statue de Tim

Contemporary art, History

Homage to Captain Dreyfus

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

Paris, 2003

Synagogue*

Interior of the Synagogue in Bordeaux with its Architect, A. Corcelles

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

Bordeaux, circa 1812

Art moderne

Khaliastra (The Gang)

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

Peretz Markish (Polonne, 1895 – Moscou, 1952)

Oser Warszawski (Sochaczew, 1898 – Auschwitz, 1944)

Paris, 1924

Contemporary art

Megillah ben Adam

Carole Benzaken (born 1964, Grenoble)

Paris, 2011

Maquette de la synagogue de Zabłudów

Synagogue*, History

Model of the synagogue in Zabłudów (Poland)

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

Art moderne

Montparnasse Newspaper Seller

Chaïm Soutine (Smilovitchi, 1893 – Paris, 1943)

Paris, circa 1925

Oeuvre clé : lampe à huile

Daily life

Oil lamp

Salignac-sur-Charente, 3^rd century