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This undated photo provided by Sotheby’s in New York shows a copy of a Hebrew Bible from 1189 – the only surviving, dated Hebrew manuscript written before the Jews were expelled from England in 1290. It will be auctioned by Sotheby’s in New York on Dec. 22, 2015. (Sotheby’s via AP)