[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]M2021/025:002
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]Prayer book from the yeshiva and synagogue of the late Isaac Cohen. The synagogue, Siah Yitzahq located at 1 Paseo Cenarro, Tangier, Morocco, was closed in 1979 and transferred to Jerusalem.
The donor is a grandson of Isaac Cohen. The family is from an illustrious rabbinical family and trace their roots to Rabbi Isaac Ben Walid.
The donor is a grandson of Isaac Cohen. The family is from an illustrious rabbinical family and trace their roots to Rabbi Isaac Ben Walid.
[nb-NO]Production place[nb-NO]Morocco
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO] 1700 - 1800
[nb-NO]Subject[nb-NO]ritual prayer, festivals, celebrations etc., religious activities, Sephardi Jewry, Sephardic Jewry
[nb-NO]Object name[nb-NO]prayer books
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]brass
[nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]
- height: 205.00 mm
width: 135.00 mm
depth: 35.00 mm
[nb-NO]Language[nb-NO]
- Hebrew
[nb-NO]Credit line[nb-NO]Sydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Harry Cohen
In appreciation to the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) for supporting this archival project.
