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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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Synagogue*

Alsace or Germany, 1752

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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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Synagogue*

Modena, 1472

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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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History

Auch, 5th-7th century

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Festivals and ceremonies, Books and manuscripts

Anonymous

Germany, 1731

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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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Books and manuscripts

Ferrara, 1512