Aaron Goodelman (18901978: Russia and USA) Bolt Catcher, 1945

Bronze Gift of Aaron Goodelman, 77.77

Chana Orloff (18881968: Ukraine, Paris, Israel) Untitled (Ballerina), n.d.

Bronze Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Hoffman, 99.50

Burton Freund (19151968: USA) Inbal Dancer, n.d.

Bronze Gift of Leo and Julia Krashen, 85.14.2

Celebratory Wedding Cups

United States, 1855 Silver Gift of the Judah L. Magnes Museum Womens Guild, 76.176.1 & 76.176.2

Cups inscribed from Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bucki (Babette Greenebaum) to Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Greenebaum (Jeanette Moos) on the occasion of their wedding in Sacramento, March 4, 1855.

Alms Cup inscribed in honor of Mosheh Ha-Kohen

Turkey, 5639 (18781879) Silver Judah L. Magnes Museum purchase, Elliot Zalesnik Fund, 83.56.2 a-b

Pitcher for Purim painted with a Talmudic quotation and astrological symbols
Bohemia, 1805 Ceramic Judah L. Magnes Museum purchase, Elliot Zalesnik Fund, 81.62

Burial Society Pitcher

Bohemia, 1780 Ceramic Judah L. Magnes Museum purchase, Elliot Zalesnik Fund, 80.71.1

Wedding Dress
Rhodes, 19th century Velvet and metallic thread Gift of Sarah Levi Willis, 86.42

Mans Cap
Silk embroidery on velvet, beads Gift of Ernest Engler Jacobs, 75.183.290

Bridal Headdress with head and hair ornaments

Djerba, Tunisia, ca. 19401983 Cotton, silver, electroplated metal Gift of Keren T. Friedman, 2011.6.1, 2011.6.6 a-b, 2011.6.8 a-b

Shoes
Taddana, Morocco, 20th century Leather and silk Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sanford Burstein, 82.24.5a-b

Dress
Israel, 20th century Silk, velvet and metallic gold thread Gift of Gertrude Conrad, 84.54

Torah Ark Pediment with Decalogue and flanking lions

20th century Polychrome and gold on wood Gift of Dr. Elliot Zaleznik, 77.51

Wimpel (Binder for Torah Scrolls made from Circumcision Cloth) for a child named Yitzchaq ben Pinchas, born on 5 Tishri [5]536
Hunsrck region, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, 1775 Paint on linen Judah L. Magnes Museum purchase, Siegfried S. Strauss collection, 67.1.21.23

Esther Scroll
Italy, 18th cent. Watercolor on parchment Gift of Dr. Oxman, 62.0.1

Sword and Scabbard

Palestine, c. 1892 Wood, leather, brass, silver, steel Gift of Mrs. Edward Blest, 92.61.1 a-b

Presented by the Ottoman government to Yosef Navon (Jerusalem 1858Paris 1934), an entrepreneur and the man principally responsible for the construction of the JaffaJerusalem railway (inaugurated in 1892). For his effort, Navon was awarded the Lgion dhonneur from the French government, and the Order of the Medjidie from the Turkish government (1893).

Anonymous

Portrait of Yosef Navon

From album: osef temunot mi-yelide ha-aretz (Album: Collection of images of natives of the Land of Israel) Jerusalem, Pinchas ben Zvi Grayevski, c. 1932 Sepia-tone photograph Gift of Mrs. Edward Blest, 93.29

Shofar and Case

Beerfelden, Germany, 1784 Rams horn, wood Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Jonas, 73.27.1 a-b

Accession Books of the Judah L. Magnes Museum

Accession books, compiled by registrars and curators of the Judah L. Magnes Museum since 1962, record the collections history in few succinct terms: year of acquisition, accession number, description, and provenance.