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
Torah mantle, dark red velvet, laid and couched gold embroidery with central floral ornament, dedicated in name of Asriah Hananiah.
Torah Ark curtain, cotton (?) with woven multi-coloured stripes, made from gold embroidered Shalvari (baggy trousers).
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).
Torah Ark curtain, orange satin borders, centrepiece made from gold embroidered cream silk, a domestic textile in secondary use, dedicated to the Beth Shalom Congregation, Athens, by Miriam Cohen for the exaltation of the souls of her family annihilated in Poland.
Torah mantle, dark red silk velvet, made from a gold embroidered cushion cover, with wooden top, gold embroidered dedicatory inscription, donated by Jamilah, wife of David, rear side.
Torah ark curtain, black and purple silk, centrepiece made from gold embroidered textiles or garment in secondary use.
Torah mantle, dark red silk velvet, made from a gold embroidered cushion cover, with wooden top, gold embroidered dedicatory inscription, donated by Jamilah, wife of David.
Tik (Torah case) wrapper, gold embroidered red silk, dedicated to the Candia Congregation (Venetian Herakleion), Crete, by Miss Bona Elhai.
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