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Jewish printed books
  Meshe-Nichnas Adar Marbin Simchah, Şimleu Silvaniei (Szilágysomlyó), circa 1920

© Gross Family Collection, Photographer: Bar Hama, Ardon,

The following description was prepared by William Gross:

For the holiday of Purim, the scroll of the Esther story is the main object, well known and read throughout the world every year in celebration. But there exists another object as well, far less well-known. While there probably is a tradition of making by hand a page, or poster, to be hung on the wall for Purim, it is only in the 20th century that this sort of decorative sheet appeared in print, commonly referred to as an "Adar Plaque".  They generally feature the image of two fish, the Zodiac sign for Pisces, or "Mazal Dagim", representing the Jewish month of Adar, during which the Purim holiday occurs. There often appear as well visual references to wine such as grapes, wine barrels, glasses, decanters or bottles of the drink. These items symbolize the instruction to drink and be merry in celebration of the holiday, which commemorates the redemption from a particularly planned massacre of the Jews in Persia. Such printed pages were generally printed in Central Europe or in Israel, where they were probably the tradition carried to the Holy Land by immigrants from that area of Europe.

The fish depicted are specifically Carp, a type typically used by Jews.

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Meshe-Nichnas Adar Marbin Simchah | Unknown
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circa 1920
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Height: 31.5 cm, Width: 31.5 cm
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