CulturePolish
Titles
- Torah Crown
DateLate 18th-early 19th century
MediumSilver, silver-gilt and paste stones
DimensionsOverall: 19 1/4 × 14 1/4 × 14 1/4 in. (48.9 × 36.2 × 36.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Toomim-Robinson Family
Object number2023.30
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
200 Brown Gallery
Exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignNote: Isaac Meir Heschel was appointed Admor in 1929 upon the passing of his father. As a result of the Soviet persecution of Jews the Rabbi traveled to several cities to tend to his disciples clandestinely. He immigrated to Haifa in 1936 and in 1941 to the United States. He served on numerous prestigious rabbinical commissions and was highly respected for his wisdom, scholarship, and piety. In 1968, with the decline of Jews in the Bronx he returned to Haifa where he led a large congregation of disciples until his passing. Mezhbizh is the name of the town of Medzhybizh in the present Ukraine which is significant as both the source of a Hasidic dynasty that bears its name and as a symbolic name for the roots of Hasidism.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved in Hebrew on the heart-shaped medallions (each saying the same): “Blessed is our God Who created us for His own glory and gave us a true Torah.”
Engraved in Hebrew around the ball finial: “Donated by Pesah Tsevi ben Dov and his wife Yuta bat Eliezer, from the holy community of Kamenets .”
Engraved in Hebrew around the ball finial: “Donated by Pesah Tsevi ben Dov and his wife Yuta bat Eliezer, from the holy community of Kamenets .”
Apparently unmarked
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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Second half of 19th century
Silver, gilding, turquoise and red semi-precious stones
2023.33.A,.B
late 19th-early 20th century
Gilt embroidery and application on maroon cotton velvet, gilt fringes
2023.18
