Miniature Torah ark and scroll.

Format:

3D object

Contributor:

Moldovan, Joseph T., former owner.

Moldovan, Susan A., former owner.

Moldovan, Alfred, 1921-2013, former owner.

Moldovan Family Judaica Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

French

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Judaism--20th century--Liturgical objects--Specimens.

Judaism.

Genre:

miniatures (toys)

Physical Description:

1 miniature ark : wood ; 15 cm (height) x 6 cm (width) + 1 miniature facsimile scroll (14x4 cm)

wood.

Manufacture:

[Paris?] : [maker not identified], [1936]

Language Note:

Text in French (adhered inside the ark lid), with engraved text on front in Hebrew.

Summary:

Miniature Torah ark, created from wood, housing a miniature facsimile Torah scroll with its own fitted red cloth cover.

Notes:

Text in French: "LA TORAH : La-"TORAH" n'est pas un livre de prière...". Label marks 46 years since the 1892 release of the first edition by "Mr. Sopher".

Ark text engraved on front: "ארון קדש | כי לקח טוב נתתי לכם | תורתי אל תעזובו", with a depiction of a Torah scroll.

Title supplied by cataloger.

Local Notes:

Gift from the Moldovan Family Collection by Joseph T. Moldovan C'76, and Susan A. Moldovan C'76. Donated in Honor and Memory of Jean and Dr. Alfred Moldovan.

Contains:

Bible. Pentateuch. Hebrew

OCLC:

1579844049