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Rectangular relief of face framed in rectangular layers and four small columns below.

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Ancient Israelite Dress and Adornment

Embroidered curtain of columns with crowns on left and right sides and decorative floral motifs throughout, and Hebrew text in top center.

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Torah Curtain

1602

Carpet with embroidered designs and four small posts near each corner.

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Persian Carpet

1600–1726

Mixed media work featuring English and Hebrew text in frames of rectangles throughout work, still life in center rectangle surrounded by hand prints and broken hearts, decorative motif on either side of still life, and floral border.

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David’s Room

Jenifer Bar Lev

1992

Textile featuring two panels depicting Torah scrolls, Hebrew words, candles, scale, geometric shapes, and floral and plant motifs.

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Torah Ark Curtain

Siona Shimshi

1955–1965

Prayer shawl woven with bands of vibrant colors.

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B’nai Or Prayer Shawl

Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

1956–1966

Six vertical tapestries woven in patterns in similar shades.

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Six Prayers

Annelise Albers

1965–1966

Long rectangular cloth folded in several places, with floral design on one side and Hebrew text on the other side, with image of person reading from the Torah and couple under a wedding canopy.

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Torah Binder

1750

Cloth embroidered with floral border, and four central panels, the top two with pitchers, vines, and flowers, and the bottom two with trees and ribbons with Hebrew text.

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Torah Cover (?)

ca. 1600

Cloth with embroidered image of tablets in clouds above mountain and city.

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Torah Ark Curtain

Simḥah

1680/1

Cloth embroidered with floral border, Hebrew text across the top, and repeating motif in center.

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Torah Ark Curtain

Temerl bat Hirsch Perlhefter

1685/6

Cushion cover embroidered with Star of David, flowers, and decorative motifs along sides and across middle.

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Cover for Circumcision Cushion

Late 17th or Early 18th Century