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A 1772 decree from Frankfurt, Germany, directed against Jews and
A 1772 decree from Frankfurt, Germany, directed against Jews and other citizens of Frankfurt illegally borrowing money to soldiers stationed in the ci...
A 1772 decree from Frankfurt, Germany, directed against Jews and other citizens of Frankfurt illegally borrowing money to soldiers stationed in the ci...
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is an expressionistic horror film
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is an expressionistic horror film produced in 1920 and based on a screenplay written partly by Carl Mayer. A Jewish Austr...
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is an expressionistic horror film produced in 1920 and based on a screenplay written partly by Carl Mayer. A Jewish Austr...
Hark the Herald Angels Sing by....Felix Mendelsssohn? Well, in
Hark the Herald Angels Sing by....Felix Mendelsssohn? Well, in part. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing is a Christmas carol that first appeared in 1739 i...
Hark the Herald Angels Sing by....Felix Mendelsssohn? Well, in part. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing is a Christmas carol that first appeared in 1739 i...
A postcard of Husiatyn marketplace in the 1920s, showing the
A postcard of Husiatyn marketplace in the 1920s, showing the devastation leveled by World War I. Husiatyn was a large Jewish shtetl in the period o...
A postcard of Husiatyn marketplace in the 1920s, showing the devastation leveled by World War I. Husiatyn was a large Jewish shtetl in the period o...
A scene of a flagellant procession from the film The Seventh Seal
A scene of a flagellant procession from the film The Seventh Seal by Ingmar Bergman. As the Black Death swept Europe in 1348 / 1349, a radicalized Ch...
A scene of a flagellant procession from the film The Seventh Seal by Ingmar Bergman. As the Black Death swept Europe in 1348 / 1349, a radicalized Ch...
As Europe was swept with nationalism in the 19th century,
As Europe was swept with nationalism in the 19th century, developing from kingdoms into nations, a small number of Jews pre-dated the Zionist movement...
As Europe was swept with nationalism in the 19th century, developing from kingdoms into nations, a small number of Jews pre-dated the Zionist movement...
The Looshaus in Vienna and a portal in the Hofburg Palace, Vienna.
The Looshaus in Vienna and a portal in the Hofburg Palace, Vienna. The Looshaus was built by the non-Jewish architect Adolf Loos. Though not Jewish...
The Looshaus in Vienna and a portal in the Hofburg Palace, Vienna. The Looshaus was built by the non-Jewish architect Adolf Loos. Though not Jewish...
Viennas Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery) was the first
Viennas Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery) was the first interdenominational cemetery in Vienna, including Jews, Catholics, and Protestants. Establis...
Viennas Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery) was the first interdenominational cemetery in Vienna, including Jews, Catholics, and Protestants. Establis...
Josef Strauss, one of the sons of Johann Strauss I (who we have
Josef Strauss, one of the sons of Johann Strauss I (who we have been posting about this week) is a lesser-known musician today, but he composed many p...
Josef Strauss, one of the sons of Johann Strauss I (who we have been posting about this week) is a lesser-known musician today, but he composed many p...
Edmund Eysler was a Jewish composer of various types of music, but
Edmund Eysler was a Jewish composer of various types of music, but in particular light operettas. His most famous work is Bruder Straubinger, of whic...
Edmund Eysler was a Jewish composer of various types of music, but in particular light operettas. His most famous work is Bruder Straubinger, of whic...
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