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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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Vue de la synagogue ashkénaze et de la synagogue portugaise à Amsterdam
History, Fine arts

Gerrit Adriaenszoon Berckheyde (Haarlem, 1638–Haarlem, 1698)

Amsterdam, 1682

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Arche sainte miniature (aron qodesh)
Synagogue*, History

Vienna, 1707

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Hermann Struck, Portrait de Theodor Herzl, 1903
History, Art moderne

Hermann Struck (Berlin, 1876 – Haïfa, 1944)

Berlin, 1903

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Christian Boltanski, Les Habitants de l’hôtel de SaintAignan en 1939
Contemporary art, History

Christian Boltanski (Paris, 1944)

Paris, 1998

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Sophie Calle, L’Erouv de Jérusalem
Contemporary art

Sophie Calle (Paris, 1953)

Jérusalem, 1996

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Stèle_Auch.jpg
History

Auch, 5th-7th century

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Pro Patria
Art moderne, History

Simon Mondzain (Szamaj Mondszajn, known as ; Chelm, Poland, 1887 or 1888 – Paris, 1979)

Paris, 1920

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Portrait de David Sintzheim
History, Fine arts

Anonymous

France, early 19th 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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Megillah-ben-Adam.jpg
Contemporary art

Carole Benzaken (born 1964, Grenoble)

Paris, 2011