Ark Lions with Decalogue
20th century
caption:
Cut out two-dimensional lions surrounded by painted decalogue. The lions are gold with protruding red tongues and decorator thumb-tack eyes. The tablets are in white with gold outlined blue letters.
Identifer: CJF.2009.001.061
Topics
Ark / Aharon HaKodesh & Its Ornaments
Collection
University of Cincinnati Hillel Collection
Description
Donated to the University of Cincinnati Hillel Collection in 1995.
Provenance Sha’are Zion, Atlantic City, New Jersey
History This tiny Orthodox Congregation met in a store-front location in Atlantic City. The congregation was served for many years by a Rabbi Shapiro and closed its doors in the 1970s.
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