PLAGE LAVAL (CONGREGATION BETH ABRAHAM) : Synagogue parochet.

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Collection
PLAGE LAVAL (CONGREGATION BETH ABRAHAM) : Synagogue parochet.
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
1 artefact.
Fonds No.
I0092
Date
1955c.
Scope and Content
White chenille parochet (curtain to cover Holy Ark in a synagogue) with a coloured pattern also in chenille of a Star of David and a flower motif. Appears to be handmade in a folk art style, 3 ft by 6 ft.
Collection
PLAGE LAVAL (CONGREGATION BETH ABRAHAM) : Synagogue parochet.
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
1 artefact.
Scope and Content
White chenille parochet (curtain to cover Holy Ark in a synagogue) with a coloured pattern also in chenille of a Star of David and a flower motif. Appears to be handmade in a folk art style, 3 ft by 6 ft.
Date
1955c.
Fonds No.
I0092
History / Biographical
The curtain was no longer in use by the synagogue, which is a Shabbat-only congregation on the edge of Chomedey, Laval, in a former summer community. The proper name of the synagogue is Congregation Beth Abraham. It is in Laval West at 4635 18th Street, Chomedey. There is no rabbi at this time. Their Torahs are kept at the Young Israel of Chomedey. This Torah curtain represents a period of time, the early 1950s, of which there is a gap in ritual textiles due to their fragile nature."
Custodial History
The artifact was donated by Barbara Weiser for Plage Laval Chomedey Synagogue on Nov. 2, 2006.
Notes
P06/08.Handmade folk textiles of this kind represent a period of time, the early 1950s, of which there is a gap in ritual textiles due to their fragile nature.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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