Jews gathered outside a synagogue in Fürth, Bavaria, on the Sabbath. The men are wearing flat, round hats called baretta. The eight-pointed star on the corner of the synagogue is a traustein.
Date
circa 1800
date QS:P571,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
Handcolored engraving
Dimensions
7 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (19.0 x 26.7 cm)
Collection
Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles
Accession number
HUCSM 66.1144
Place of creation
Germany
Source/Photographer
Jewish Art, edited by Grace Cohen Grossman, ISBN0-88363-695-6, p. 172.
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