Belz Great Synagogue, Jerusalem

Traczewska, Agnieszka (1969-)

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Contemporary Hasidic Jews through the lens of Agnieszka Traczewska
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The photograph was taken during a wedding ceremony at the Great Synagogue of the Bełz Hasidim in Jerusalem. The two elderly women visible in the photo are in the ezrat nashim (Yiddish: weibershul), a room inside the synagogue intended for women only. The genesis of the room comes from the description of the Jerusalem Temple, which was to have one courtyard dedicated to women only. The ezrat nashim of the Great Synagogue of the Hasidic Jews of Bełz is separated from the rest of the space by a mechitza - a partition, visible on the right side of the photograph. In this case, the mechitza takes the form of an openwork screen that allows one to listen to the ongoing ceremonies, sermons or prayers.

Another photograph from this ceremony: MPOLIN-M1543.

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Information about the object
Author/creator
Traczewska, Agnieszka (1969-)
Object type
photography
Time of creation/dating
2022
Place of creation
Jerusalem (Israel)
Technique
colour photograph
Material
photographic print paper
Keywords
photography (art.)
Copyrights status
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Owner
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Identification number
MPOLIN-M1544
Localization
The object is not currently on display
The purchase of work for the POLIN Museum's collection was subsidized by funds from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.