Yortsayt form

Yortsayt form

  • Place of origin:Jerusalem
  • Date:Late 19 cent.
  • Materials and equipment:Lithograph on paper
  • Size:52 x 28.5
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    Yortsayts
Yortsayt form. Jerusalem: A.L. Monzon printing house (?). Late 19 cent. Lithograph on paper. 52 x 28.5. Hebrew and English. Depicts a menorah, the Mount of Olives, the grave of Rachel, holy places in the Land of Israel, and the planet Earth. Includes the following Biblical quotations: ‘A generation goes, and a generation comes; but the earth remains forever’ (Ecclesiastes 1:4); ‘A [good] name is better than good [precious] ointment; and the day of death is better than the day of one’s birth’ (Ecclesiastes 7:1).