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Obj. ID: 5722
Sacred and Ritual Objects
  Torah mantle, Athens, 1944

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 2002

The cylindrical Torah mantle comprises a cloak attached to a round stiff top, and has a vertical back opening.

A Hebrew dedicatory inscription is set in front, arranged in six lines and written in square, filled letters. The first word "dedicated" and the names of people to whom the mantle is dedicated are emphasized (larger and bold).

 

The inscription reads:

"הקדש/ לק''ק (קהל קדוש) בית שלום/ לזכרון נצח בני משפחת/ חיים אליהו העליון/ שמתו במחנות ההסגר בפולניה/ אתונה שבט התשז."

 

"Dedicated to the Beit Shalom Holy Congregation for the eternal memory of Haim Eliyahu Ha-Elyon's family members, who perished in detention camps inPoland. (Donated in)Athens, Shevat, 5707 (Jan.-Feb. 1947)."  

A fringed strip surrounds the top and the bottom of the cloth, and continues at the back along its opening.

There are two holes for inserting the staves in the top. 

Summary and Remarks
Remarks

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Name/Title
Torah mantle | Unknown
Object Detail
Monument Setting
Unknown
Date
1944?
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown
Origin
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Location
Unknown |
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period
Unknown
Period Detail
Collection
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Iconographical Subject
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Textual Content
Unknown |
Languages of inscription
Unknown
Shape / Form
Unknown
Material / Technique
Silk, wood (top), metal
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
gold threads in a laid and couched embroidery set upon a cardboard foundation
Material Additions
fringed strip
Material Cloth
green silk velvet
Material Lining
silk satin
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
740 mm
Length
Width
1270 mm
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
250 mm
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Condition

The mantle is in good condition.

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
A group of Torah mantles were produced in Greece after WWII to
commemorate individuals who perished in the Holocaust. They are cylindrical
and comprise a cloak attached to a round top. Their most notable characteristic
is a stark dedicatory inscription set upon a blank dark cloth.
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
Main Surveys & Excavations
Sources
Type
Documenter
Irina Chernetsky | 04.02
Author of description
Irina Chernetsky | 09.06
Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Section Head
Ariella Amar | 02.07
Language Editor
Judith Cardozo | 02.07
Donor
UNESCO |
Negative/Photo. No.
The following information on this monument will be completed:
Unknown |