Torah ark curtain

Identifier
irn627350
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2017.665.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

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

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.