Torah ark curtain
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 50.000 inches (127 cm)
Archival History
The Torah ark curtain was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Alexandru Sommer.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Alexandru Sommer
Scope and Content
Ritual tablecloth /veil for the Torah box from the Gherla synagogue. The Gherla synagogue was used in 1944 as a short-term detention place for Jews before they were interned in the Gherla brick factory which was used as a ghetto. At this point, the Gherla Jewish community is made up of one person, eighty-year-old survivor Zoltan Blun.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Genre
- Jewish Art and Symbolism
- Object
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