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, 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.

Textile
synagogual textile
embroidery
Shoah
Holocaust
Jewish Community of Athens

Date:

[Mid-20th century] [Dedication]

Creator:

Miriam Cohen (?)

Format:

H212; W167 cm; silk; 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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