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Marc Michael Epstein
Standing at Sinai in Medieval Germany
An unusual illustration of revelation from the fourteenth century Tripartite Mahzor.
Frogs, Griffins, and Jews Without Hats: How My Children Illuminated the Haggadah
The illustrated haggadahs of medieval Europe contain more than just rich, colorful depictions of the Exodus story. The closer you look, and with innocent eyes, the more sophisticated the artistic commentary becomes. There are drawings of rabbinic midrash and not a small amount of political satire and polemic.