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The silver maniform Torah Pointer consists of a bar and a pointer.

The bar is divided into an upper arm and a forearm by an upper and middle joint. The bar is flat, and rectangular and bears a dedicatory inscription framed by double outlines filled with dots and slanted lines. The upper arm is surmounted by an upper joint in the shape of a stylized pointed leaf, decorated with a seven-branched Menorah on one side and a palm tree on the other side. The flat flower-shaped middle joint is decorated with birds, fish, and a central flower. A clenched hand with a straight index finger is attached to an undulating cuff.

The inscription on the upper side of the bar is engraved in outline letters and reads towards the pointer:

אצבע זה קודש לבית /  הכנסת לעלוי נשמת המרוחם

Translation: This Ezba (Torah pointer) is dedicated to the synagogue  /  for the exaltation of the soul of the one who found mercy!

Lower side reads towards upper arm:

יעקב בן מו [=מולא] יוסף חסיד שנפתר / ביום הש [=יום חמישי בשבוע] יד לחודש תשרי תשל ת'נ'צ'ב'ה'

Translation: Jacob son of Mullah (int.) Joseph Haim Hasid, who passed away / on Thursday 14th in Tishrei, (5)730=(1970), may his soul be bound up in the bond of life (int.)

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S115025