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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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Adolphe Crémieux
History, Fine arts

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

Paris, 1878

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Allégorie à la gloire de Joseph II
History, Fine arts

Anonymous

Austro-Hungary, around 1782

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Festivals and ceremonies, Synagogue*

Late 18th-early 19th century

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Synagogue*

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

Bordeaux, circa 1812

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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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Portrait de David Sintzheim
History, Fine arts

Anonymous

France, early 19th century

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Portrait de Rachel.Frédérique O’Connell
Fine arts

Frédérique O’Connell (Potsdam, 1823 – Paris, 1885)

Paris, circa 1853

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Autoportrait, Edouard Moyse
Fine arts

Édouard Moyse (Nancy, 1827 – Paris, 1908)

Nancy, 1853

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Maurycy Gottlieb, Autoportrait
Fine arts

Maurycy Gottlieb (Drohobych, 1856 – Kraków, 1879)

1879