The rectangular violet parokhet is made of cotton velvet. The parokhet is decorated with The Ark of the Covenant It is surmounted by Tables of the Covenant and a Torah Crown flanked by winged lions. A palm tree stands on both sides of the lions. Ribbons encircle the parokhet. A dedicatory inscription embroidered in outline letters appears at the centre of the parokhet, and reads:
נדבת לב /האשה מ' רבקה תי (תחיה) / ש' ת'ר'צ'א' לפק' / לזכרון בעלה / כ"ה (כבוד הרב) יעקב שטיינער הלוי / ע"ה (עליו השלום)
Translation: A generosity / of the woman Mrs. Rebecca, may she live (int.)/the year (5)891=(1931)/in the memory of her husband/the honourable Rabbi (int.) Jacob Stiener Halevi/may he rest in peace (int.)
A matching Kaporet is attached to the parokhet. It bears the inscription:
קודש לה
Translation: Dedicated to the Lord
S | Sanctuary | Sanctuary Implements | Ark of the Covenant | Cherubim
T | Tablets of the Law
C | Crown
H | Heraldic composition
H | Heraldic composition | Supporters | Two lions
P | Palm | Palm tree
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