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Obj. ID: 1367
  Sacred and Ritual  Dedication, Thessaloniki (Salonika), 1928

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 09.93

The rectangular fragment is inscribed with a Hebrew dedication embroidered with square letters, which reads:

"הקדש/ של קלארה/ אשת שמואל/ (ב)ן ויניסטי (בנבנישטי)/ בר"ר (בן רבנו הרב) ישי הי"ו (ה' יחיהו וישמרהו)/ שנת התרפח/ 5688."

“A Dedication made by Clara the wife of Samuel Benvenishti son of Jesse, may the Lord sustain and protect him, the year 5688 (1928)."

  The inscription is topped by a Star of David enclosing the word "Zion" and is mounted over a wreath of two foliate stems. 

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

1. Possibly a fragment.

Remarks

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Object Detail
Monument Setting
Unknown
Date
1928 (inscription)
Active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Congregation
Unknown
Location
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Site
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Period
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Period Detail
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Iconographical Subject
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Textual Content
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Languages of inscription
Unknown
Shape / Form
Unknown
Material / Technique
Cotton
Cloth: cotton velvet
Lining: none
Decoration: cotton threads in chain stitched embroidery
Inscription: cotton threads in chain stitched embroidery


Material Stucture
Material Decoration
cotton threads in chain stitched embroidery
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
cotton threads in chain stitched embroidery
Material Additions
Material Cloth
cotton velvet
Material Lining
none
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height: 245 mm
Width: 70-90 mm
Height
245 mm
Length
Width
70-90 mm
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
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Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
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
Coin Year
Denomination
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance

A collection of ritual objects was confiscated from the Greek Jews when they were deported toAuschwitzduring World War II. This dedication was transferred in 1948 to the Jewish Historical Institute (JHI) from Narozno, a city inSilesiawhere the Nazis stored the objects.

Main Surveys & Excavations
Sources
Type
Documenter
Tal Vogel | 09.1993
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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Negative/Photo. No.
The following information on this monument will be completed:
Unknown |