Assistant attorney receives clients at the given address

The items in the permanent exhibition of the Museum of Jewish History in Russia represent only a small portion of our collection and undergo a careful selection process. But this time it didn’t involve any hesitation, as the new exhibit directly relates to the Jewish community of Moscow, our hometown. Entering the museum hall, specially dedicated to this topic, visitors immediately are usually struck by an expressive portrait of the patriarch of Moscow Jewry – Chief Rabbi Yaakov Mazeh.
The plaque bearing the inscription "Assistant Attorney Yaakov Isaevich Maze" is not only a biographical detail from the life of a great man, but also an important testimony to the Jewish life beyond the Pale of Settlement. Yaakov Maze was born in Mogilev, into a religious family with ties to both the Lubavitch Hasidim and their opponents. This environment provided the boy with a very solid Jewish education, but in the second half of the 19th century this did no longer suffice for many young men. Read more...