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.

Mappah

Tik (Torah case) wrapper, red velvet with mulitcoloured flower garland mad up of embroidery cutouts in secondary use, gold embroidered inscription, dedicated by Zoya in memory of her husband Joseph Matathia Halevi, who died in 1901.

Textile
synagogual textile
Torah
embroidery
Jewish Community of Ioannina

Date:

[Early 20th century] [Create]

Creator:

Zoya, wife of Joseph Matathia Halevi (?)

Format:

H55; W102 cm

Source:

The Jewish Museum of Greece

Rights:

Municipality Museum of Ioannina - The Jewish Museum of Greece

Publisher:

The Jewish Museum of Greece

Data Provider:

The Jewish Museum of Greece

Type:

text

Provider:

Judaica Europeana, Greece

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