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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Portrait d'Abraham Furtado
History

Abraham Furtado

Anonymous

France, first half of the 19th century

Adolphe Crémieux
History, Fine arts

Adolphe Crémieux

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

Paris, 1878

Allégorie à la gloire de Joseph II
History, Fine arts

Allegory to the Glory of Joseph II

Anonymous

Austro-Hungary, around 1782

Calendrier-pour-le-decompte-de-l’’Omer.jpg
Festivals and ceremonies, Synagogue*

Calendar for counting the Omer (Sefirat HaOmer)

Late 18th-early 19th century

Abel Pann, Concert de charité donné au bénéfice des mutilés et des veuves des légionnaires juifs
History, Art moderne

Charity concert for the benefit of the disabled and widows of Jewish legionnaires

Abel Pann (Abba Pfeffermann, known as ; Kreslawka, 1883 – Jérusalem, 1963)

Paris, 1916

Oeuvre clé : Tronc à aumônes
Daily life, Festivals and ceremonies

Collection cup

Spain, 1319

Poupees-pour-la-fete-des-sorts.jpg
Contemporary art, Festivals and ceremonies

Dolls for the Festival of Lots (Purim)

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

Paris, 2005

Rouleau d'Esther, Amsterdam, 1641
Festivals and ceremonies, Books and manuscripts

Esther scroll (megillat Ester)

Attributed to Shalom Italia (Mantua, circa 1619 – Amsterdam, circa 1655)

Amsterdam, circa 1641

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