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Prayer shawl
Montreal Holocaust Museum · small copy hosted here (www.cjhn.ca blocks its images elsewhere)

Prayer shawl

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Held by
Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates
[Later than 1914] (indexed as 1914)
Level
item
Scope & content
A series of purple vertical lines are found on either end. A yellow strip of fabric (the neck band, known as an atarah) has been sewen to the top edge, embroidered with Hebrew text and detailing. The corners have been reinforced and have holes with knotted string (tzitzit) passed through. Fringe has been knotted on either end, forming a net look. Narrative: Tallis probably acquired in Canada. Donor came in 1914
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Extent
Prayer shawl : woven, sewn, machine, embroidered, knotted, printed ? : beige, purple, yellow
Genre / form
object
Format
Object / artifact
Language
Hebrew
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2026-10-19T03:21:16Z · source datestamp n/a · andornot

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