Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Torah Curtain for torah ark found hidden after WWII by survivors of the Holocaust in Lviv.
- Date
-
creation:
1938
- Geography
-
creation:
Lviv (Ukraine)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Kallia Bokser
Physical Details
- Language
- Hebrew
- Classification
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Jewish Art and Symbolism
- Category
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Jewish ceremonial objects
- Object Type
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Torah ark curtains (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Blue velour with dark brown inscription in center "An offering to the Father of Orphans"; metallic fringe, velcro attached.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 18.500 inches (46.99 cm) | Width: 64.250 inches (163.195 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cloth, cotton, nylon, plastic, cord
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The parokhet was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by Kallia Bokser.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-12-07 13:47:15
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn7223
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Parokhet (curtain for Torah ark) found hidden after WWII by survivors of the Holocaust in Lviv.
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Torah Curtain for torah ark found hidden after WWII by survivors of the Holocaust in Lviv.