Obj. ID: 10859
Sacred and Ritual Objects Torah mantle, Thessaloniki (Salonika)?,
The trapezoid Torah mantle comprises a cloak attached to a round top, and has a vertical back opening.
Three variations of a foliate stem pattern are scattered all over the cloak.
The round top has two openings for the Torah staves. A fringed strip surrounds the top, the bottom edges and the openings.
Online collection of the ritual objects from the E. Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute is available here: http://cbj.jhi.pl/collections/964689
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Torah mantle | *The Synagogue Objects | Torah mantle
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Summary and Remarks
The Torah mantle is part of a collection of ritual objects confiscated by the Nazis from the Greek Jews, when they were deported to Auschwitz during World War II.
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Object Copyright
The Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw (JHI)
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