This elegant Torah shield is the first time we’ve seen a Torah shield in the shape of an actual shield! It has the Hebrew letters "Chaf" and "Taf", flanking a Star of David, as they stand for "Crown of Torah". Dated 1908 to the Middlesbrough Synagogue, located in Yorkshire, England. This was the first Synagogue built in this town, in 1874. It closed for good in 1998, and there is an emotional ceremony on YouTube that is a film of the community saying goodbye to this Synagogue. The shield is stamped with English silver hallmarks on the reverse, including those of a London silversmith.
6 x 6 inches
303.3 grams
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