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.

Parohet

Torah ark curtain, dark red cotton, centrepiece with gold embroidered ornamentation probably originating in Morocco, with dedicatory strip, donated by Hursana, wife of Joseph Abraham HaCohen in memory of her son Abraham Angelo Matsa (from her first husband) to the New Congregation, Ioannina.

Textile
synagogual textile
embroidery
Jewish Community of Ioannina

Date:

[1869] [Dedication]

Creator:

Hursana, wife of Joseph Abraham HaCohen (?)

Format:

H185; W130 cm; cotton; metal

Source:

The Jewish Museum of Greece

Rights:

The Jewish Museum of Greece

Publisher:

-

Data Provider:

The Jewish Museum of Greece

Type:

image

Provider:

Judaica Europeana, Greece

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