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Artist:
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Artist Unknown
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Title:
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g (justice or charity) box
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Date:
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c. 1920
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Medium:
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Brass, other metals
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Dimensions:
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6 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (16.51 x 10.8 x 10.8 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Harold and Mickey Smith
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Location:
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Gallery 362
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Tzedakah (justice or charity), the practice of giving assistance to the poor, is one of the oldest and most sacred Jewisth traditions. This charity is given anonymously by placing money in a special tzedakah box. Tzedakah boxes are found in the home as well as at synagogues, cemeteries, and other public places.
Object Description
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Classification:
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Judaica
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Physical Description:
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brass box with handle; slit in hinged lid; decorated with Hebrew and repoussé image of woman and boy on front
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Creation Place:
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Asia, Israel
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Accession #:
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98.136.10
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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