Kol Nidrei in Metz

German Jewish soldiers gather for Kol Nidrei in Metz during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. Drawing by Hermann Junker.

Metz is an “appropriate” place for the Yom Kippur liturgy. Kol Nidrei by Shmully Blesofsky.

Illustration via flickr/centerforjewishhistory

• Jewish Ceremonies – Germany c. 1700
• The Virgin Dance of Yom Kippur
• Divina Commedia by Sandro Botticelli

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