A Silver and Wedgewood Torah Pointer by Daniel Blumberg, Pennsylvania 1959

An Attractive Silver Challah Knife made by Daniel Blumberg in Pennsylvania, 1959. Challah knife is made in a unique style, with silver being the ...

An Attractive Silver Torah Pointer made in Israel circa 1950. These unique filigree designs that adorn this Torah pointer can only be attributed to the Bezalel style of filigree des...

This sterling silver Torah pointer (Yad) from Israel has filigree work around the two ends of the handle and a sterling silver chain on the end to hang o...

Rare and exceptional example of early russian Judaica, this torah shield or tas is made From 84 silver, has the marks of the city of saint Petersburg, together with the makers Mark of Michael Karpinsky and the date of 1835, Judaica objects from Russia is very rare, Especially from this early date, saint Petersburg jewish community was very small Because of the Jewish settlement was largely restricted. Under Tsar Alexander II upper Class Jews fitting certain criteria were allowed to live in the city, and many other Jews Who did not fit these categories settled illegally. This was is decorated with two flanking lions with the two tablets of stone on which the Ten Commandments were engraved on, the 10 commandments are engraved in Hebrew On this example as long as the two words "torah" and "crown" on the two sides. On the lower part there is the inscription with the donors name which is "Dina Whitenbarch" in Hebrew. the silver work on this was is just exceptional and deep. The crown on the top of the lions is the Russian crown. The back part has two welded silver loops used for hanging the shield on the torah. Measurements : Height : 23 cm / 9 inch Width : 19 cm / 7.4 Jews of saint Petersburg: The history of the Jews in Saint Petersburg (formerly known as Petrograd and then Leningrad) dates back to the 18th century and there is still a Jewish community in the city Today...