Illustrated Judeo-Persian Manuscripts
Two illustrated Judeo-Persian manuscripts depicting biblical scenes.
85.46.1 and 85.46.2
Gift of Chimon Mayeri and Family
Painted Esther Scroll (Northern Italy, 18th century)
Painted manuscript of the Book of Esther, rolled for use on the holiday of Purim.
![Esther Scroll, Italy 18th cent. [62.0.1].jpg](http://www.magnes.org/sites/www.magnes.org/files/images/Esther Scroll, Italy 18th cent. [62.0.1].thumbnail.jpg "Esther Scroll, Italy 18th cent. [62.0.1].jpg")
 RB 21.thumbnail.jpg "Paul Christian Kirchner, Jüdisches Ceremoniel (1724) RB 21.jpg")
Keren T. Friedman collection on Jewish life in Djerba, Tunisia
The collection, which was donated to The Magnes in 2011, includes objects collected and photographs taken in Djerba, Tunisia by Keren T. Friedman.
Portrait of Theresa Ehrman, aka Thérèse Jelenko (1884-1967), by Sarah Samuels Stein
Art collector and artist Sarah Samuels Stein (1870-1953), of San Francisco, married Michael Stein, the older brother of Leo Stein and Gertrude Stein, in 1894.
Passover Textiles
Passover textiles include specially designed covers for the matzah (Heb.
![Matzah Cover (San Francisco, 1880) [75.183.159]](http://www.magnes.org/sites/www.magnes.org/files/images/4712944140_06cd496296_m.thumbnail.jpg "Matzah Cover (San Francisco, 1880) [75.183.159]")
Postcard Collection
The holdings of The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life include approximately four thousand postcards dating from the l
