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, apple green silk borders, light brown cotton centrepiece with cross stitch embroidery trims and stylized hanging lamp motif, purple velvet square in the centre with gold embroidered dedicatory inscription, donated by Esther to the New Congregation, Ioannina, in memory of her husband Eliyah Avishai Gani.

Textile
synagogual textile
embroidery
Jewish Community of Ioannina

Date:

[1883] [Dedication]

Creator:

Esther, wife of Eliyah Avishai Gani (?)

Format:

H183; W130 cm; silk; cotton

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