Slovak Jewish Heritage Database

Browse Items (18 total)

  • TN 8 III_8_0178.JPG

    The Torah mantle is made of various types of silk. In the center, the initials of the Hebrew phrase 'Keter Torah' (Crown of Torah) and a Star of David are crafted from linen ribbon.
  • TN 6 III_06_0219.JPG

    The Torah ark curtain is made of pink-violet brocade, with a sewn kaporet in the upper section. The central part is made of violet velvet, featuring a crown and Hebrew text mentioning the donor, Leah Katscher.
  • TN 18 II_04_0119.JPG

    The stone tablets bearing the Ten Commandments originate from an unknown synagogue, possibly from the old synagogue in Trenčín.
  • TN 13 I_01_1.jpg

    Torah shield decorated with two lions flanking the Tablets of the Ten Commandments, topped by a Crown. Below is a window designed to insert a plaque indicating the holiday. Accompanied by four interchangeable plaques inscribed: Shabbat/Yom Kippur, Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot. Features Austrian silver hallmarks: the Diana head and the Dog's head. Hebrew inscription: Donated by the Honorable Moshe Weiss and his wife, Mrs. Sarah. May they live long.
  • TN 17_II_03.jpg

    A wall-mounted box featuring six Roman numeral clock dials, used to indicate the times of synagogue services: daily morning and afternoon prayers, as well as Shabbat and holiday morning, Musaf, and afternoon services.
  • TN 16 II_02_0128.JPG

    A wooden, seven-branched electric menorah mounted on a base and placed in the synagogue interior. This item forms a pair with TN 15 II-01. Both are visible in photographs from the synagogue's dedication in 1948.
  • TN 15 II_01_0124.JPG

    A wooden, seven-branched electric menorah mounted on a base and placed in the synagogue interior. This item forms a pair with TN 16 II-2. Both are visible in photographs from the synagogue's dedication in 1948.
  • TN 14 I_04_0098.JPG

    Heavy metallic charitable donation (tzedakah) box, originally mounted on the wall, adorned with a golden Star of David
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