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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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Allégorie à la gloire de Joseph II
History, Fine arts

Anonymous

Austro-Hungary, around 1782

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soukkah restauree
Festivals and ceremonies

Austria or southern Germany, mid 19th century

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Ikat, manteau de femme juive
Daily life

Bukhara, Uzbekistan, early 20th century

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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

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Arche sainte miniature (aron qodesh)
Synagogue*, History

Vienna, 1707