Home > Issue 31 > Columns Portrait of a People | The Truth Behind the Title Naomi Samuel The Jewish BrideOil on canvas122 x 166 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam Rembrandt van Rijn – Self-Portrait, 1659 Rembrandt van Rijn1606-1669 Baroque Not yet a Segula subscriber? Access our full archive online, have print issues delivered to your door, and more Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Log in Feel free to share Issue 31 Related Topics Post-Script | Village MailIn the early Zionist villages, postal services were under European auspices but had their own unique flavor – until the Turks cracked down Itamar Atzmon ...From the Archives | Too Much of a Good ThingJews have always prayed for rain, but those in northern Italy suffered from too much rather than too little, inspiring prayers for protection from flooding Yoch...From the Archives | The Wehrmacht’s Jewish SoldierHow did Walter Dirr, born to a Jewish mother and a Catholic father, come to be drafted into Hitler’s army? Clues from a family archive Janne Moehring ...Portrait of a People | Painter of JerusalemNaomi Samuel Jerusalem ...Quick Looks at BooksKaraism: An Introduction to the Oldest Surviving Alternative Judaism | The Wealthy Sara Jo Ben-Zvi ...