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
Envelope bag for prayer shawl, eggplant violet velvet, rear side with cotton embroidery, central Tablets of the Covenant enclosed by multicoloured blossoms, belonged to Solomon Hayim Yohanan, Arta.
Envelope bag for prayer shawl, maroon brown velvet, rear side with light orange embroidery, central Tablets of the Covenant enclosed by floral scrolls, belonged to Moses Samuel Raphael, Ioannina.
Drawstring bag for prayer shawl, printed cotton, with Hebrew blessings and Jewish symbols, made in Jerusalem.
Envelope bag for prayer shawl, wine red velvet, with gold embroidery, inscribed with initials 'J.S.M.', belonged to Judah Solomon Meir, Ioannina.
Wine red silk, with gold embroidery in laid and couched technique upon cardboard foundation, repeated floral pattern.
Wine red silk with gold embroidery in laid and couched technique, central motif with diagonally placed repeated pattern, used for Brit Milah, from Ioannina.
Tik (Torah case) wrapper, gold laid and couched embroidery on purple silk velvet, made from an Ottoman-style festive dress, used to decorate the Tik held by the Hatan Torah (Bridegroom of the Torah), rear side detail.
Apple green silk, with red and blue silk and gold embroidery in repeated pattern, used for Brit Milah, from Ioannina.
Tik (Torah case) wrapper, gold laid and couched embroidery on purple silk velvet, made from an Ottoman-style festive dress, used to decorate the Tik held by the Hatan Torah (Bridegroom of the Torah), rear side detail.
Tik (Torah case) wrapper, gold laid and couched embroidery on purple silk velvet, made from an Ottoman-style festive dress, used to decorate the Tik held by the Hatan Torah (Bridegroom of the Torah), front side detail.
Reader's desk cover, purple velvet with floral gold embroidery, made from a wrapper, dedicated in the names of Benjamin and Samuel.
Silk inscription panel of Torah ark curtain, green velvet applique work with metal studs, gold embroidery, motif of the Tablets of the Covenant, dedicated by Jacob Moshe Alkalai to the Ioannina Congregation.
Centrepiece of Tik (Torah case) wrapper, cream linen with gold floral embroidery in repeated floral pattern, in secondary use.
Tik (Torah case) wrapper, dark red velvet with gold embroidery around the edges and at the corners, central motif of the Tablets of the Covenant, dedicated by Leah i.m. of her husband Joshua Samuel Halevy and her son Elijah at Hoshana Rabba to Old Congregation, Ioannina.
Reader's desk cover, dark red velvet, made from a cushion cover or tablecloth, gold embroidery with repeating bunches and rows of lappets at the narrow sides, gold embroidered dedicatory inscription, donated by Miriam in memory of Abraham Amon and Eliyah (?) to the Large Congregation, Trikala.
Torah ark curtain, mulitcoloured wool felt applique work, floral scroll border, central motifs of portal and hanging lamp, metal embroidered dedicatory inscription, donated by Rabbi Solomon Meir in memory of his sister Pinah to the Old Congregation, Ioannina, embroidery detail.