Two Torah Mantles.
1. Torah Mantle decorated with blue Tallit strips, made by Zion Talis, New-York, [ca. 1940s].
In the center - a colorful printing of the Dome of the Rock topped with a Star of David and two flags bearing the words "Tiferet" and "Zion" on both sides of the dome. Below the Star of David and above it appear inscriptions: "Tiferet Zion" / "If I forget Thee Oh Jerusalem… / Yibane HaMikdash". Floral decorations. The upper part of the mantle ends with a ribbon and golden fringes. Height: 73 cm, max. width: 43 cm. Fair condition. Wear, tears and stains.
2. Small Mantle, knitted, with fabric lining, in blue and white. [Israel, mid 20th century].
Two light blue stripes are knitted along the mantle and in its front - a Star of David. Name of the knitter appears on the stripe: "Diza Bat Noah veMiriam". Height: 49 cm, max. width: 37 cm. Fair condition, wear, unraveling and stains.
Provenance: Collection of Willy Lindwer.

Torah Ark curtain - Cohen-Al Fassiya family. [Israel, second half of 20th century].
Embroidery on velvet.
The curtain is made of Burgundy velvet. On upper part is an additional layer of fabric. On top - a Torah Crown with the letters "כ" and "ת" on both sides. Below the crown - Tablets of the Law and two lions standing on the side. An embroidered dedication appears below the ark: "In memory of Moshe Cohen and his spouse Zohra Al Fassiya.." (Hebrew). On both sides of the inscription - floral decorations. A golden ribbon frames the decorations. A ribbon and fringes at margins of curtain. Loops with metal rings at upper part. Hem at lower part.
The curtain is attributed to Zohra Al Fassiya (1905-1994), a famous and admired singer in Morocco, who immigrated to Israel in the 1960s. Erez Biton, a poet, winner of the Israel Prize, wrote about her in his poem "Shir Zohra Al Fassiya" that "when she sang, soldiers fought with knives to clear a path through the crowd to reach the hem of her skirt" (Hebrew).
Approx. 196X196 cm. Good condition. Wear, fading, dampstains to lower part.

Torah Ark Curtain (Parochet). London, 1930s, dedication from 1937.
Embroidery on velvet.
The Torah Ark Curtain is made of velvet and decorated with vegetal patterns embroidered with golden thread, with sequins and some other colorful decorations. On Upper part - an additional layer of fabric ("Kaporet") - decorated with a Star of David and a woven golden ribbon with the letters "כ" and "ת" on both sides. A Star of David is embroidered with a golden ribbon with two lions embroidered on both sides. Dedication: "Eve of Rosh Hashana 1938 / Presented to the East Ham, Manor Park & Ilford Synagogue by the Ladies Guild." Dense golden-threads embroidery on the three sides of the curtain. Metal hoops on upper edges.
Approx. 264X248 cm. Good-fair condition. Unraveling and wear.

Matzah cover. [Romania], 1878.
Cotton-threads embroidery on fabric; fringe of Golden metal-threads.
Square fabric with trimmed corners, with three compartments, each with an embroidered tab - "Cohen", "Levi" and "Israel". Inscription is embroidered on the outer frame - "Baruch Ata…asher kidshanu…" and in the inner frame - "Al Achilat Matzah, 1878". Floral decorations are embroidered in the center, surrounded by a green border with more flowers. Golden metal-threads are embroidered at margins.
Approx. 46X41 cm. Fair-good condition. Many stains (mainly to reverse). Unraveled threads with some faults to text and decorations.
Provenance: Collection of Willy Lindwer.

Sets of burial shrouds for a man and a woman. [Germany, first decades of 20th century].
Linen and cotton fabrics.
· Man's shrouds which consist of: hood, robe (sargenes), feet coverings, bag of soil from Eretz Israel, and an additional piece of fabric.
· Set of woman's shrouds which consists of: rectangular piece of cloth to cover the face, large robe, a shawl for covering the shoulders, a large apron (wrapped as a wrap-around skirt around the body and closed on the side), small decorated apron (placed over the large apron, in the center), feet coverings, triangular shawl, and two additional pieces of fabric.
Size varies. Very good condition.
This unique and characteristic set of burial shrouds was common among Jewish congregations in Hessen, Bad Württemberg and Bavaria (Germany), in Alsace (France) and in Switzerland. The shrouds were sewn by women members of the burial society (Chevra Kadisha), and the lace decorating some parts of the shrouds were crafted by the owners of the shrouds. In the past, it was customary to prepare shrouds for a man and for a woman towards their wedding, but later, the custom in Alsace was to continue and complete the man's shrouds during the first year after his marriage while the woman ordered her shrouds when she was about forty. The shrouds were part of a person's possessions and they accompanied him throughout his lifetime. Parts of the shrouds were worn on other ceremonial occasions, such as on Yom Kippur. The fact that a person got his shrouds at an early stage of his adulthood was meant to remind him that he is mortal and should plan ahead. (See: Corinne Zeevi-Weil, Shrouds from Alsace. In: Alsatian Jewry: a Rural Community Between Tradition and Emancipation, editor: Esther Muchawsky-Schnapper, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1991, pp. 41-45; Israel Museum Collections, items: B87.1066, B91.0671).