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.

Tallit

Prayer shawl, cream silk with blue stripes along the edge.

Textile

ritual artifact

prayer

Date:

[20th century] [Create]

Creator:

N/A

Format:

-

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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