December 8 1609 – 12 Kislev 5370
“Biblioteca Ambrosiana,” the second public library in Europe, opened its reading room. Located in Milan, the library has long served a valuable repository for documents pertaining to the Jews of Italy, including the richly illuminated Ambrosiana Bible, completed in Ulm, Germany in 1238, with fascinating depictions of Ezekiel’s heavenly chariot.
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