From sumptuous engravings to stick-figure sketches, Passover Haggadahs − and their art − have been evolving for centuries

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From sumptuous engravings to stick-figure sketches, Passover Haggadahs − and their art − have been evolving for centuries

Haggadah shel Pesah, translated by Sonia Gronemann and illustrated by Otto Geismar. Made in Berlin, 1927. Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica , CC BY-NDThe Jewish festival of Passover recalls the biblical story of the Israelites enslaved by Egypt and their miraculous escape. During a ritual feast known as a Seder, families celebrate this ancient story of deliverance, with each new generation reminded to never take freedom for granted. Every y…