Torah Curtain from Prague
Artist Unknown
1697
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This Torah ark curtain was donated to a synagogue in Prague by Leib ben Hezekiah Tausk Nagelstock and his wife Reykhl, daughter of Lemel Lichtenstadt. The composition of the curtain is stylized, marked by rows of flowers in the center. Attractive columns frame the curtain, and the Hebrew words above each column read “keter torah” (Crown of Torah).
Credits
With permission of the Jewish Museum in Prague.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.
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