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A pioneering 18th-century Sephardic silversmith's Torah decorations to be displayed in US museums for first time | JTA

August 11, 2023

BOSTON (JTA) — In 1725, Abraham de Oliveyra was officially registered as a silversmith in London — the first Jew known to be given a license to practice the trade

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Source: clevelandjewishnews.com

18th-century rimonim to go on display in US museums

August 11, 2023

The pair of ornaments are known as finials, or “rimonim” in Hebrew, and sit on top of the two wooden staves of a Torah scroll when it is not being read.

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Source: jpost.com

300-year-old Sephardic Torah ornaments to be displayed at US museums for 1st time

August 11, 2023

Works by Abraham de Oliveyra, the first known licensed Jewish silversmith in London, are bought jointly by Boston's Museum of Fine Arts and NYC Jewish Museum

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Source: timesofisrael.com