1. Medal in honor of Rabbi Isaac Bernays, one of the first Modern Orthodox Jews, commemorating 25 years of duty as rabbi of the Orthodox Congregation. Hamburg, [1847]. Obverse: Dedication in German. Reverse: Dedication in Hebrew and an acrostic poem of twelve columns in his honor. Diameter: 50 mm. 2. Medal in honor of the inauguration of the Glockngasse Synagogue in Cologne, August 1861. Obverse: Illustration of the synagogue, inscription: "Synagogue zu Coeln Eingeweiht Am 29 August 1861" [inauguration of the synagogue in Cologne, August 29 1861], and name of the building's architect. Reverse: Synagogue interior, inscription: "Avraham Oppenheim constructed the synagogue for Cologne's congregation…"' and a manufacturer mark: J. Wiener F. (Jacob Wiener). The Glockengasse synagogue was constructed in 1861 with Avraham Oppenheim's financial support and was one of the largest synagogues in the city of Cologne prior to WW II. In November 1938 the synagogue was demolished by the Nazis during the Kristallnacht. Diameter: 59 mm.
1. Medal in honor of Rabbi Isaac Bernays, one of the first Modern Orthodox Jews, commemorating 25 years of duty as rabbi of the Orthodox Congregation. Hamburg, [1847]. Obverse: Dedication in German. Reverse: Dedication in Hebrew and an acrostic poem of twelve columns in his honor. Diameter: 50 mm. 2. Medal in honor of the inauguration of the Glockngasse Synagogue in Cologne, August 1861. Obverse: Illustration of the synagogue, inscription: "Synagogue zu Coeln Eingeweiht Am 29 August 1861" [inauguration of the synagogue in Cologne, August 29 1861], and name of the building's architect. Reverse: Synagogue interior, inscription: "Avraham Oppenheim constructed the synagogue for Cologne's congregation…"' and a manufacturer mark: J. Wiener F. (Jacob Wiener). The Glockengasse synagogue was constructed in 1861 with Avraham Oppenheim's financial support and was one of the largest synagogues in the city of Cologne prior to WW II. In November 1938 the synagogue was demolished by the Nazis during the Kristallnacht. Diameter: 59 mm.
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