Obj. ID: 5713
Sacred and Ritual Objects Torah case from Beit Shalom Synagogue in Athens
The ten-faceted Torah case consists of a body with a flat roof and bottom.
The case is divided into two vertical halves, joined at the back by two hinges. Two decorated silver hooks are attached to the centre of the front facets, flanking the opening axis. Two protruding stepped friezes encircle the upper and the lower borders of the case.
The inner face is plain wood. An additional shelf is attached below the roof and is blocked with a board (now missing). Two pairs of holes for inserting the Torah scroll staves are at top (see: Remarks).
It is possible that a second set of holes were made to adjust the case to a new Torah scroll.
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The hook is missing
The case is divided into two vertical halves, joined at the back by two hinges. Two decorated silver hooks are attached to the centre of the front facets, flanking the opening axis. Two protruding stepped friezes encircle the upper and the lower borders of the case.
The inner face is plain wood. An additional shelf is attached below the roof and is blocked with a board (now missing). Two pairs of holes for inserting the Torah scroll staves are at top (see: Remarks).
This Torah case was donated to the Museum on 08.12.78 by the Beit Shalom Synagogue in Athens – one of two synagogues remaining in the city. Both synagogues are situated on the Melidoni street: the old Etz Hayyim and the newer Beit Shalom, which was built in the eve of World War II, as a result of the growing Jewish population in the city.