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The Rabbi's Blessing (Der Segen des Rabbi)
Moritz Daniel Oppenheim1866
The Jewish Museum, New York
New York, United States
Oppenheim shows the cultural diversity of Frankfurt's Jews by depicting a man in Polish dress. After the Sabbath morning service, a devout father, wearing the long coat and fur-trimmed hat (streimel) of Polish Jews, asks the venerable rabbi to bless his child. The kindhearted rabbi is believed to be Tobias Sondheimer, and the figures are though to be his son and grandson. Sondheimer served as leader of the synagogue in Oppenheim's hometown, Hanau, from 1795 to 1830.
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- Title: The Rabbi's Blessing (Der Segen des Rabbi)
- Creator: Moritz Daniel Oppenheim
- Date Created: 1866
- Location: Germany, Europe
- Physical Dimensions: 23 × 18 3/4 in. (58.4 × 47.6 cm)
- Provenance: the artist's family (after 1866; sold to Hermann Cramer); Hermann Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (until d. 1919); his wife, Hedwig Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (1919-d. 1934); her son, Sally H. Cramer, Hamburg, Germany, later London, England (1934-d. 1952); his son, Robert Cramer (1952); [sale, ?London, England, about 1952]?.Oscar Gruss, New York, NY (before 1999)
- Type: Paintings
- Rights: https://thejewishmuseum.org/about-this-site#terms-conditions
- External Link: View this object at thejewishmuseum.org
- Medium: Oil on canvas
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