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From sumptuous engravings to stick-figure sketches, Passover Haggadahs − and their art − have been evolving for centuries

  • Written by Rebecca J.W. Jefferson, Head of the Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica, University of Florida
From sumptuous engravings to stick-figure sketches, Passover Haggadahs − and their art − have been evolving for centuriesHaggadah shel Pesah, translated by Sonia Gronemann and illustrated by Otto Geismar. Made in Berlin, 1927.Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica , CC BY-ND

The Jewish festival of Passover recalls the biblical story of the Israelites enslaved by Egypt and their miraculous escape. During a ritual feast known as a Seder, families celebrate this ancient...

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