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Inscribed marble tympanum from the former synagogue of Vrable, Slovakia

Object | Accession Number: 1993.66.1

Ornamental stone from above the entrance to the 1872 synagogue of Vrable, Slovakia, inscribed with Psalm 118, verse 19. The Jews of Vrable were deported to Auschwitz in 1944 by Hungarian forces allied with Nazi Germany. The abandoned synagogue deteriorated and was demolished in the 1970s by the communist government of Czechoslovakia.

Date
creation:  1872
commemoration:  1993 April 22
Geography
use: Vrable synagogue; Vrable (Slovakia)
Language
Hebrew
Classification
Architectural Elements
Category
Architectural decorations
Object Type
Tympana (Architecture) (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Michal Kovác, President of the Slovak Republic

About This Object

Physical Description
Triangular, mottled pink and brown marble slab, with the lower section forming a rectangular shaped base. Engraved in the center in a triangular pattern are 3 lines of Hebrew text. It is enclosed in a wooden mount.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 20.250 inches (51.435 cm) | Width: 33.625 inches (85.408 cm) | Depth: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm)
Materials
overall : marble, wood, metal
Markings
front, center, engraved : Hebrew text, Psalm 118:19 [Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will enter them, I will give thanks to the Lord.]

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The tympanum was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by Michal Kovac, President of the Republic of Slovakia.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2023-03-10 07:32:19
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