Parokhet

An off-white curtain embroidered with pink flowers, with fringe along the edges

A parokhet (curtain covering the Torah in the ark) with fringe added with the colors of the Italian flag, late 19th century. Courtesy of the Museo di arte ebraica italiana.

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Museo di arte ebraica italiana
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Luisa Levi D’Ancona Modena

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Parokhet." (Viewed on November 21, 2024) <https://jwa.org/media/parokhet>.