Israel. Israel: 1959-1960 Jewish holidays silver(?) calendar medal; not maker-marked; size: 35.75mm; weight: 17.05g. Obverse: shaded shape of Israel (per 1949 borders) within circle, emitting rays; Hebrew with English legend "For out of Zion shall go forth the law (Isaiah 2 v3)] | Jerusalem". Reverse: a globe device split into segments to highlight the business calendar dates of Jewish holidays, with vertical legend in center "1959 Holidays 1960". The token may have been commissioned by a Jerusalem-based Yeshiva - but the use of Gregorian dates (and not Hebrew dates) seems unusual for a Yeshiva. In VF: a nicely designed and solidly minted piece.
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Product Tags: Israeli Exonumia, Medals, Medallions & Tokens, Medals & Tokens of Jewish Customs and Rituals and Judaic Tokens & Medals from Israel and from 20th Century, 1950s, 1960s which are Objects with Biblical or Jewish Religious references or Hebrew Dates

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Israel. Israel: "Tisha Be'Av" ('9th of Av') silver art medal, ND (1961); maker-marked Kretchmer; size: 33.25mm; weight: 24.1g. Obverse: Song of Songs quotation, "Behold, He Standeth Behind our Wall", around the edge; 'Yalkut Shimoni' quotation in center; Menorah & sun(?) devices below: "Behind the Western Wall of the Temple, Which Will Never be Destroyed". Reverse: bas-relief of wailing Jews during the 9th of Av fast; legend around ('Kinot'): "On this Night Will my Children Cry and Lament | Tisha Be'Av". Rim marked "935" (silver) & dedicated to "Union of Judaica Collectors, Israel, 5721 [1961]". In BU, with luster and patina.
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Israel. Israel: religious amulet with image of the Kabbalist Rabbi Yitzhak Kaduri surrounded by Kabbalist holy words; on reverse legend "Amulet for Good Health and Success" with the acronym "KraSatan" (tear satan) in the center.
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Product Tags: Israeli Exonumia, Medals, Medallions & Tokens, Medals & Tokens of Jewish Customs and Rituals and Judaic Tokens & Medals from Israel and from 20th Century, which are Objects with Biblical or Jewish Religious references or Hebrew Dates, Object Related Specifically to a Personality or Key Event,

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Netherlands. Netherlands: Henry Levyssohn and Elizabeth Lavino marriage 50th jubilee bronze medal, 1842; by Jewish engraver Jacques Wiener; weight: 29.6g; size: 30mm; thickness: 4mm. Obverse: 6-lined legend, center ["They are rich with many loved and tenderly loving offspring"], with edge legend ["In memory of their golden wedding | Celebrated in Laeken January 1842"]. Reverse: 4-lined legend, center ["Our gratitude to G-d is on this medal"] with couple's names & wedding date around edge. Friedenberg considers Jacques & his brothers to have been "the foremost Jewish medallists of the 19th Century" (JMM-52). Ref: Forrer v6 pg. 489; Polak-28. In EF; some dents along the rim. Remarkably, designed with no Jewish/Hebrew references - even the star devices are 5-pointed.
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Product Tags: Dutch,Hollandish,Netherlandish Exonumia, Medals, Medallions & Tokens, Medals & Tokens of Jewish Customs and Rituals and Judaic Tokens & Medals from Netherlands and from 19th Century,

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Romania. Romania > Bucharest: Choral Temple 50 Bani "Hazkarat Neshamot" donation token (for recalling the deceased), struck in silvered copper-nickel, circa. 1912; by Jewish Romanian engraver Moise Carniol Fiul; size: 22mm; weight: 2.65g. Obverse: 3-line Hebrew legend: "Tzdaka Ba'ad Hazkarat Neshama" (Charity Towards Remembering a Soul); Romanian legend abv: "Pentru Sustinerea Cantinelor Scolare" (To Support School Cafeterias); in exergue "Carniol Fiul". Reverse: Star of David with Hebrew letters "HN" (Hazkarat Neshamot), in center; Romanian legend: "Congreg. Templul. Choral Bucuresci • 50 Bani". The "Mentioning of Departed Souls" is a memorial service occuring during the general morning service on last day of Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot (the 3 pilgrimage festivals), and on Yom Kippur; as it mentions charitable offerings, it is customary for the utterer to promise to give a donation - hence this token. In BU; Schaffer BUC-380 rates this "extremely rare" (6-15 pieces known).
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Product Tags: Romanian Exonumia, Medals, Medallions & Tokens, Medals & Tokens of Jewish Customs and Rituals and Judaic Tokens & Medals from Romania and from 20th Century, 1910s which are Objects with Biblical or Jewish Religious references or Hebrew Dates, Hebrew on/in non-Israeli object, Object Related Specifically to a Personality or Key Event,

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