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, purple silk, probably made from bedspread, with laid and couched gold embroidery, light orange embroidered motif of Star of David and inscription added at time of dedication, donated by Nissim Hayim Ezra and his wife in memory of their daughter Reinah, who died in 1919.

Textile
synagogual textile
embroidery
domestic textile
Jewish motifs
Jewish community of Ioannina

Date:

[1919] [Dedication]

Creator:

N/A

Format:

H190; W144 cm; silk; metal

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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