Photo © Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Ofrit Rozenberg Ben-Menachem |
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Knocker for calling people to morning service (schulklopfer)
Hungary 18th century Walnut wood, carved Inscribed in Hebrew with the initials of the sentence “to rise in the morning in service to the creator” [Shulhan Arukh, Orhot Haim, Laws of Rising in the Morning 1:1] L: 39.5; W: 7.7 cm The Feuchtwanger Collection, purchased and donated by Baruch and Ruth Rappaport, Geneva Accession number: HF 0171 ; 199/032 |
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Publications: Shachar, Isaiah, Jewish Tradition in Art: The Feuchtwanger Collection of Judaica, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1981 Digital presentation of this object was made possible by: The Ridgefield Foundation, New York, in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir |
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