Magnificent fabric Torah Ark. Embroidery of gold threads, Star of David (stars), leaves and flowers - Galati [גאלגאץ] Congregation [Romania] 1901.
In the center is embroidered: "G-d will open my lips and my mouth will speak your glory. Yehezkiel Fox [NA] Mrs. Schindel, daughter of Rabbi Shlomo HaCohen here KK [Holy Congregation] Galati in 1901 ".
In Galati , the largest and most important port city on the Danube, Jews have lived for many generations. According to the historian Joseph Bruchiner, who was the president of the Jewish community of Galatz from 1875 to 1898, the Jews came to the banks of the Danube during the Kuzar period, in the 8th century.
The city had a thriving Jewish community life. Construction of the synagogues began relatively late and the first is mentioned only in 1730 and 50 years later, in 1780, mentioned the "Great Synagogue" on "Stone Bridge" Street, which was renovated in 1813. The Great Synagogue contained thousands of places and had two floors of women's aid (during the Holocaust, all Galatz Jews were concentrated in an improvised ghetto around the Great Synagogue). Between 1800 and 1848 two more synagogues were built and in the second half of the 19th century another 14 were built. In 1826 the Tailors' Guild established a separate synagogue for its 150 members, in 1846 a synagogue of Chabad followers was established, in 1847 a synagogue of the ultra-Orthodox, in 1848 the "Ohel" and "Edelstein" synagogues were established, and in 1860 The synagogue of the carters. During the 19th century the community knew many plots against the Jews and violent antisemitic outbursts, and the synagogues in the city were looted and slaughtered.
190x125 cm. Slight tear at the top. Stains. Good condition.
