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Yad or Torah pointer used for over a century in Romania

Object | Accession Number: 2000.528.1
2000.528.1 front Yad or Torah pointer used for over a century in Romania Click to enlarge

Yad used by Orthodox Jewish community of Targu Mares (Tirgu Mures), Romania for over 100 years.

Geography
use: Tirgu-Mures (Romania)
Classification
Jewish Art and Symbolism
Category
Jewish ceremonial objects
Object Type
Torah pointers (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Jewish Community of Targu Mures

About This Object

Physical Description
Yad, Torah pointer, composed of carved wood with painted details and fabric cord. The ends are shaped as pointing hand (finger broken off). Composed of different carved wood sections (one has free moving wooden ball) and painted with blue, white, gold and black paint (very worn). Green fabric cord attached to end carved link. Appears to be remains of painted black Hebrew letters
Dimensions
overall: Height: 12.000 inches (30.48 cm)
Materials
overall : wood, paint, cloth

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The yad was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000 by the Jewish Community of Targu Mures.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2020-06-30 09:24:58
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The collection consists of two yads used by the Orthodox Jewish community of Targu Mures, Romania for over 100 years.

Yad or Torah pointer used for over a century in Romania

Yad or Torah pointer used for over a century in Romania

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Yad used by Orthodox Jewish community of Targu Mures, Romania for over 100 years.

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