EditorialTorah mantle, to envelope the Torah scroll. Lions carry the Torah crown, center: the binding of Isaac, Abraham with raised knife, an angel above. From Germany or Austria. Red velvet embroidered in relief with wool and metallic threads, 95 x 45 cm.
EditorialSlaughterer's permission-a certificate which Jewish slaughterers had to obtain and which was prominently displayed in the butcher shops. From Rome, 1762 Parchment, ink and watercolour, 27 x 23,5 cm.
EditorialMizrach (" East"), a decoration hung on one wall in the home to indicate the direction of prayer, i. e. east towards Jerusalem. From Southern Germany. Palmtree, menorah and ark of the covenant, tablets of the law. Hair and felt glued to glass...
EditorialTorah crown for Simchat Torah, the festive holidays celebrating the annual completion and commencement of the reading of the Torah in the synagogue. The crown adorns the Torah role. From Alsace, mid-18th. Papier-mache, silk, artificial flowers. H: 21 cm.
EditorialA Chuppah, the bridal canopy under which a Jewish couple is joined in matrimony. From Endingen, Switzerland, 1829 Brocade with green silk embroidery, 115 x 109 cm.
EditorialTowel cover from Switzerland. Such a decorative towel was used to cover soiled hand towels. The uppermost embroidery is a crown with flowers encircling the name of the family of Jacob Pessil. Linen with wool embroidery, 150 x 35 cm.
EditorialMegillat Esther with case. The case is carved with scenes from the Esther story. Wood chain and two carved wooden lions are attached to the end of the parchment. France, 1892, formerly from the Rothschild family. Sandalwood, parchment, 64 x 7 cm.
EditorialMizrach (" East"), a decoration hung on one wall in the home to indicate the direction of prayer, i. e. east towards Jerusalem. From Southern Germany. Palmtree, menorah and ark of the covenant, tablets of the law. Hair and felt glued to glass...
EditorialTorah crown for Simchat Torah, the festive holidays celebrating the annual completion and commencement of the reading of the Torah in the synagogue. The crown adorns the Torah role. From Alsace, mid-18th. Papier-mache, silk, artificial flowers. H: 21 cm.
EditorialSlaughterer's permission-a certificate which Jewish slaughterers had to obtain and which was prominently displayed in the butcher shops. From Rome, 1762 Parchment, ink and watercolour, 27 x 23,5 cm.