Slovak Jewish Heritage Database

Browse Items (18 total)

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    The Torah ark curtain consists of a brown velvet fragment from an older parochet, mounted on green cotton fabric. It bears a Hebrew dedicatory inscription and the Hebrew initials K[eter] T[orah], flanking a crown above a Levite jug. Donated by Baruch ben Elchanan Fuchs Halevi and his wife Yitl.
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    A textile cover for the prayer pulpit, made of purple velvet and decorated with a Star of David crafted from golden metallic ribbon.
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    A textile cover for the prayer pulpit, made of purple velvet and decorated with a Star of David crafted from golden metallic ribbon.
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    A pair of candlesticks, originally designed for candles, later modified to accommodate electric light bulbs.
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    An item made of purple velvet, adorned with 20 silver stars and the Hebrew inscription “Sanctified to the Lord.”
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    The Torah ark curtain is composed of three distinct textile fragments mounted on synthetic fabric. The central section originates from a green velvet parochet and features a Hebrew dedicatory inscription, along with the Hebrew initials K[eter] T[orah], flanked by two lions holding a crown. This piece was donated by Nachum Schlesinger and his wife Freidl. The upper section consists of a silk fragment bearing a single line of Hebrew text reading: “Donation to Ch[evrah] K[adisha] Trenčín.” The lower section is covered with a brocade fabric decorated with a floral motif.
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    A Torah mantle made of white-cream velvet, featuring an eight-line Hebrew dedicatory inscription and missing its crown decoration. Donated by Jakov Tuvie Lakasch and his wife Brindl of Trenčín, in memory of their daughter Malka Esther, for the synagogue in Trenčianska Teplá.
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    A Torah mantle made of purple velvet, decorated with a crown, a golden Hebrew dedicatory inscription, floral and ribbon festoons, and stars. Possibly donated for the new Trenčín synagogue built in 1912-1913. Donated by Shlomo Grün and his wife Deborah.
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    A Torah mantle featuring a Star of David sewn with yellow thread. At the center of the star is a text containing the abbreviation 'of the small calendar.' However, the exact date (year) as well as any dedicatory inscription are missing, suggesting that the mantle is likely an unfinished object. It is currently used to cover one of the Torah scrolls in the synagogue.
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