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Circumcision of the Portuguese Jews and Redemption of the Firstborn

Two engraved panels. The first shows a large crowd of people surrounding a mohel, who kneels in front of a man holding a baby. the second shows people talking in a sitting room, with two women sitting in chairs and and a maid leaning over a bassinet.

Circumcision among the Portuguese Jews and Redemption of the First-born. Bernard Picart (1673-1733), 1722. From the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.

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1722
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Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Circumcision of the Portuguese Jews and Redemption of the Firstborn." (Viewed on March 21, 2023) <https://jwa.org/media/circumcision-portuguese-jews-and-redemption-firstborn>.

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