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Torah Binder
Torah Binder

Torah Binder

1851
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave, painted
DimensionsOverall: 9” x 127.5”
Credit LineGift of Ms. Shelley Katsh and Dr. Mark Gabry in memory of Mrs. Estelle W. and Dr. Abraham I. Katsh—Katsh Family Judaica Collection
Accession number2016.400
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ClassificationsReligious and cult objects
Collections
InscriptionsPainted in Hebrew: “Moshe son of Avraham, may he live long and happy days, born with mazel tov (to good luck) on Tuesday 25th Tishri 5612 (21 October 1851). May God raise him to Torah, Huppah (marriage canopy), and good deeds. Amen…” ProvenanceAbout 1851, presented by the family of Moshe son of Avraham to a synagogue, possibly in Germany [see note]. Between about the 1940s and 1970s, acquired by Dr. Abraham I. Katsh (b. 1907 – d. 1998), New York; by inheritance to his daughter, Shelley Katsh, Pawtucket, RI; 2016, gift of Shelley Katsh and Mark Gabry to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 28, 2016)

NOTE: Inscribed in Hebrew with the name of Moshe, the son of Avraham, who was born in 1851. It is not known precisely when or where Dr. Katsh acquired the torah binder. He traveled extensively to Russia, Eastern Europe, and Israel beginning in the 1940s.