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Jewish paper cutting

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Jewish paper cutting is a traditional form of Jewish folk art made by cutting figures and sentences in paper or parchment. It is connected with various customs and ceremonies, and associated with holidays and family life. Paper cuts often decorated ketubbot, Mizrahs, and ornaments for festive occasions. Paper cutting was practiced by Jewish communities in both Eastern Europe and North Africa and the Middle East for…

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Photograph of children on a stage standing behind a menorah. These kids were probably enrolled at the Hebrew School at the J. E. C.