Portrait of Moses with the Ten Commadments in Hebrew. By Hyam Sakolski.

This iconic image of Moses holding the Hebrew Decalogue (Luchos), draped in prayer-shawl with Godly aura emanating from his face was most certainly produced for the Jewish community since the text is almost entirely in Hebrew. The Biblical quote reads: “And Moses turned and descended the mountain and the two Tablets of Testimony were in his hand” (Exodus 32:15) Below image: “Entered according to the act of Congress, in the year 1872 by Hyam Sakolski, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.” According to the Trow’s New York City Directory, Vol. XC (year ending May 1, 1877) p. 1194, Hyam Sakolski was a book-seller located on 53 Division Street. In 1878 he is recorded as President of the Beth Hamedrash located at 78 Allen Street in New York City (see www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/erc-syn-manhattan.htm). << An early religious graphic for America’s Jews.>>