Ferrara Jewish history museum exhibits illustrated Book of Esther

Ferrara Jewish history museum exhibits illustrated Book of Esther

Visitors of the exhibit will be treated to the sight of an extremely rare 17th century parchment scroll made in Ferrara by Moshe Ben Avraham Pescarol on loan from the National Library of Israel.

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In those days, Queen Esther, in fear of death, took refuge in the Lord.And she fell to the ground with her maidens from morning to evening, saying, "Blessed are you, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob! Come to my help, for I am alone and have no other help except you, Lord, for there is a great danger in my eyes.I have heard in the books of my ancestors, Lord, that you always deliver those who do your will.Now, Lord, my God, help me,…

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Present in the city since the 12th century, the Jews have woven an inextricable relationship with Ferrara. First welcomed by the House of East, and in particular the policy of receiving the Spanish and Portuguese Jews expelled from their lands in 1492, the passage from the city to the Pontifical State led to the establishment of the ghetto in 1627 and to a contraction of the local community that was once again the protagonist of the social and e…

Rare 17th-century Esther Scroll returns to Ferrara for Purim show

The National Library of Israel is lending the 400-year-old artifact to the National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah for a new temporary exhibition.The post Rare 17th-century Esther Scroll returns to Ferrara for Purim show appeared first on JNS.org.