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 Book Review | House on Endless WatersA spontaneous visit to Amsterdam produces a tale within a tale, as the author, her characters, and their creations exchange identities against a background of b...Voices of the Past | Shmuel Zanwil KahaneS. Z. Kahane possessed a keen sense of history. Enormous changes had overtaken the Jewish people, demanding a narrative beyond the dry and factual. Drawing on t...Tale of a Trail | Hamat GaderFrom ancient geological wonder to crocodile spa, Hamat Gader has gone through many incarnations and as many hands. Despite its pagan statues, its hot springs dr...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...Book review | Lincoln and the JewsWas Abraham Lincoln’s attitude to Jews just an extension of his genuine affection for all men, regardless of race or creed, or did it reflect a special regard f...