2022---the-mahzor-luzzatto--a-rare-manuscript-of-hebrew-prayers--about-to-leave-france Official

The , a 700-year-old medieval Hebrew manuscript, made headlines in 2021 and 2022 when it was sold at auction, leading to its departure from France where it had been housed for over 150 years. A Relic of Medieval Judaism

: Named after its 19th-century owner, the scholar Samuel David Luzzatto , it was later acquired in 1870 by the Alliance Israélite Universelle (AIU) in Paris. The Controversy of the Sale The , a 700-year-old medieval Hebrew manuscript, made

Originating in Southern Germany (Bavaria) in the late , the Mahzor is a prayer book containing the liturgy for the High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur . It is one of fewer than 20 such illustrated Ashkenazic mahzorim known to exist. It is one of fewer than 20 such

: The sale sparked a petition from French researchers and public figures who urged the French state to classify it as a "work of major heritage interest" to prevent it from leaving the country. a 700-year-old medieval Hebrew manuscript