The Pressburg Haggadah, 1816
The Haggadah, which is reproduced here, was written and illustrated by Moshe ben Nathan HaKohen, a disciple of Rabbi Moshe Sofer, also know as Chatam Sofer, Pressburg’s famous rabbi. He […]
The Oppenheim Haggadah, 1719
The illustrated Haggadah, a facsimile of which is presented here, was produced in 1719 by the scribe Meshullam Zimel. He was one of the 18th century artist-scribes, who wrote and […]
The Matteh Aharon Haggadah, 1710
The Jewish community of Frankfurt on the Main was one of the oldest and most important in Germany. A Jewish community was already in existence there in the twelfth century. […]
The Babad Haggadah, 1769
One of the causes of the renaissance of the illumination of Haggadoth, Esther scrolls and other religious manuscripts during the eighteenth century, was the rise of new circles of wealthy […]
The Amsterdam Haggadah, 1662
The Haggadah, which is reproduced here, was printed in Amsterdam in 1662. It was modeled on Haggadoth published in Venice several decades earlier. In 1599 an illustrated Haggadah, reflected the […]