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, cream silk centrepiece with gold embroidery and dedicatory inscription, made from wrapper, bordered by striped blue cotton trimmed with parts of gold embroidered garment, dedicated by Judah Menahem HaCohen and his wife Esther in memory of their daughter Hannah to the New Congregation, Ioannina.

Textile
synagogual textile
embroidery
costume
Jewish Community of Ioannina

Date:

[1936] [Dedication]

Creator:

Esther, wife of Judah Menahem HaCohen (?)

Format:

H192; W139,5 cm; silk; 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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