Torah Mantle
- Description
- Made in Wenkheim, Germany, this silk Torah mantle was brought to San Francisco by Jewish immigrants during the California gold rush and presented to Congregation Emanu-El. Founded in 1850, Emanu-El (Hebrew for "God is with us") was one of the first synagogues in San Francisco. It provided a spiritual and social community for German and central European Jews who came to California in search of economic opportunities and political freedom.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1785-1786
- Place Made
- Deutschland: Baden-Württemberg, Wenkheim
- Physical Description
- cotton (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- silk (overall material)
- linen (overall material)
- metallic thread (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 34 1/4 in x 15 1/2 in x 1 3/8 in; 86.995 cm x 39.37 cm x 3.4925 cm
- ID Number
- 1988.0183.001
- accession number
- 1988.0183
- catalog number
- 1988.0183.001
- Credit Line
- Gift of Congregation Emanu-El (San Francisco), 1987
- subject
- Judaism
- Immigration
- Migration
- Gold Rush
- related event
- California Gold Rush
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Religion
- Religion
- National Treasures exhibit
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
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