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Torah Crowns, 1945

 Item
Identifier: B002.16.0210.00001
Abstract

KeterTorah (Crowns of Torah) with 14 bells each and ''In memory of patients at the sanitarium'' in Yiddish etched on the crown. At the top is an eagle atop a crown with eight bells. There are four bells at two additional levels hanging from zoomorphic animals. The Torah is associated with crowns to emphasize the respect due to it, as if it were royalty. The bells to announce that the Torah scroll is being taken out of or returned to the Holy Ark.

Dates: 1945

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