The JMG Collections
Include more than 10,000 original artifacts, which document the material evidence of 2,300 years of Jewish history and culture in Greece.
Textiles
Drawstring bag for prayer shawl, handwoven cotton (?) , grey, black and red check pattern.
Envelope bag for prayer shawl, dark blue velvet, gold embroidery on the flap and borders in couching technique, no seam, unused, Ioannina.
Envelope bag for prayer shawl, mahagony brown silk, rear side with central motif of the Star of David in gold braid, edged with gold braid, embroidered Greek initials 'ZHK' in the right upper corner, belonged to Chief Rabbi Elias Barzilai, Athens.
Envelope bag for prayer shawl, wine red velvet with yellow embroidered Star of David on the flap and owner's name on the front, edged with plaited string, belonged to Mordehai Joseph Vital, Patras.
Envelope bag for prayer shawl, black velvet, rear side embroidered with sand coloured plaited strands outlining the Star of David, belonged to Nissim Acris.
Envelope bag for prayer shawl, handwoven light pink cotton (?) with white and checkered stripes.
Prayer shawl bag, cream moire silk, fine multicoloured satin stitch embroidery, floral scroll down the centre of the panel, probably in secondary use, pink lining, belonged to Isaac S. Gattenio, Salonika.
Drawstring bag for prayer shawl, maroon brown velvet embroidered with fine plaited strands, front side with central motif of the Star of David inscribed with 'Shaddai', below owner's name Samuel G. Levi in latin characters.
Drawstring bag for prayer shawl, rust brocade silk with floral pattern, belonged to Rabbi Abraham Farin, Salonika and Athens.
Drawstring bag for prayer shawl, dark violet velvet with gold embroidery, front side with owner's name enclosed by a border of myrtle leaves, belonged to Hananiel Elijah Gani, Ioannina (?).
Drawstring bag for prayer shawl, dark red velvet with light yellow and lavender embroidery, inscribed with 'Tallit'.
Drawstring bag for prayer shawl, wine red velvet with light yellow embroidery, rear side with owner's name enclosed by floral scrolls, belonged to David Jacob David, Hania (?).
Drawstring bag for prayer shawl, cotton open weave canvas with needlepoint embroidery, wine red background with multicoloured floral design.
Envelope bag for prayer shawl, dark brown velvet with yellow embroidered Star of David on the flap and owner's name on the front, edged with plaited string, belonged to Joseph Mordehai Vital, Patras.
Drawstring bag for prayer shawl, dark violet velvet, rear side with multicoloured embroidery, central Tablets of the Covenant enclosed by floral scrolls, belonged to Abraham Matzliah, Ioannina (?).