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Seal of Rabbi Solomon Hirschel, chief Rabbi of the Ashkenazi community in London

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Seal of Rabbi Solomon Hirschel, chief Rabbi of the Ashkenazi community in London

Seal consists of three oval inscribed signets: on a gray agate, in Hebrew, "Shlomo, [acronym for] son of Zvi ben Avi [and for] residing in the holy community, London and the state [acronym for] May the Lord guard it, Amen"; on green stone, in English, "S. Hirschel C.R.G.J. London"; Engraved carnelian with rampant lion and deer supporting unfurled scroll, with Hebrew, "Ask you father, he will inform you, your elders, they will tell you" (Deuteronomy 32:7), a bird surmounted by Hebrew, "A threefold cord is not readily broken" (Ecclesiastes 4:12), Below, the owner's initials, "SH" [Shlomo Hirschel].

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