Obj. ID: 10850
Sacred and Ritual Torah mantle, Greece
The trapezoid Torah mantle comprises a cloak with a vertical back opening attached to a round top.
A dedication is embroidered on its central front in square filled letters, which reads:
"הקדש/ לעי"נ (לעילוי נשמת) מ'(רת) פלור(ה) נ"ע (נוחה עדן)/ כ"ת (כתר תורה) מה(רב) יאודה ב(ן) שאקי/ הי"ו (ה' ישמרהו ויחיהו) היום ט' תשרי/ ש(נת) התרע"ט."
"A dedication for the repose of the soul of Flora, may she rest in Eden. (This) Torah crown (mantle; was dedicated) by Rabbi Judah son of Shaky, may the Lord sustain and protect him, today, the ninth of Tishrei, the year 5679 (15.9.1918)."
The round top has two openings for the Torah staves. A fringed strip surrounds the top and bottom edges of the cloak.
Online collection of the ritual objects from the E. Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute is available here: http://cbj.jhi.pl/collections/964689
Summary and Remarks
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Name/Title
Torah mantle | *Synagogue Objects | Torah mantle
Object
Object Detail
Monument Setting
Unknown
Date
1918 (inscription)
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Unknown
Origin
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Material / Technique
Synthetic cloth
Cloth: brown synthetic velvet
Lining: none
Inscription: gold threads in laid and couched embroidery
Foundation: cardboard
Additions: machine-made band
Cloth: brown synthetic velvet
Lining: none
Inscription: gold threads in laid and couched embroidery
Foundation: cardboard
Additions: machine-made band
Material Stucture
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Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
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Measurements
Height: 900 mm
Width: 400 mm
Diameter: 200 mm
Width: 400 mm
Diameter: 200 mm
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Condition
Intact
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
Codicology
Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
Coin Series
Coin Ruler
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Signature
Colophon
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Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
A collection of ritual objects was confiscated from the Greek Jews when they were deported toAuschwitzduring World War II. This Torah mantle was handed over in 1948 to the Jewish Historical Institute (JHI) from Narozno, a city inSilesiawhere the Nazis stored the objects.
Main Surveys & Excavations
Sources
Type
Documenter
Bella Zaichik | 09.93
Author of description
Ariella Amar | 01.10
Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Section Head
Ariella Amar | 01.10
Language Editor
Dvora Sax | 03.10
Donor
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Object Copyright
The Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw (JHI)
Negative/Photo. No.
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