Judaica / Zionism - Germany, Bronze Medal Commemorating 500 Years Since the Birth of Don Isaac Abravanel, 1937

Judaica / Zionism - Germany, Bronze Medal Commemorating 500 Years Since the Birth of Don Isaac Abravanel, 1937 A bronze medal issued in 1937 to mark the 500th anniversary of the birth of Don Isaac ben Judah Abravanel (1437-1508), one of the most prominent Jewish philosophers, biblical commentators, and statesmen. The medal was issued by the Fundraising Association of the Jewish Community of Berlin (AUFBRINGUNGSWERK JÜDISCHE GEMEINDE BERLIN), founded to support Jewish communal and educational institutions during the 1930s. Obverse: A profile portrait of Don Isaac Abravanel with the Hebrew inscription: "דון יצחק בן יהודה אברבנאל". To the left appears the date 1437, and to the right 1937, marking 500 years since his birth. Below appears the Latin-script inscription: DON JSAAK ABRAVANEL. Reverse: The coat of arms attributed to the Abravanel family appears at the center, surrounded by the German inscription: DEM HELFER SEINES VOLKES - DEM WEISEN GLÄUBIGEN JUDEN (“To the helper of his people - to the wise and faithful Jew”). Around the edge appears the Hebrew inscription: "הפילוסוף של הדור, התורה. המורה בישראל", with the Hebrew date תרצ"ז (1937). A striking and historically significant medal honoring one of the greatest Jewish thinkers and leaders of the late medieval period. Weight: 172 grams Dimensions: 89 mm