Location:
Mezzanin: At the Threshold of the Orient
Mezzanin: At the Threshold of the Orient
Location:
Mezzanin: At the Threshold of the Orient
Mezzanin: At the Threshold of the Orient
Ottoman Tora ark curtain
parochet
Standort
In 1492 the Jews are expelled from Andalusia. Many of them find refuge in the Ottoman Empire, where the Sephardim or Sfaradim, as the Iberian Jews are called in Hebrew, assume a dominant role in overseas trade in the 16th century. After peace is concluded between the Ottomans and the Habsburgs in 1735, Sephardic Jews are brought to Vienna to stimulate trade with the Ottoman Empire. In 1938 the Nazi era brings an end to the once-flourishing life of the “Turkish Israelites” in Vienna.
Object data
Inv. No.
120132
Object Name
Ottoman Tora ark curtain
Collection
Dated
ca. 1800
Accession Date
1925
Culture
Material
Silk, gold threads
Dimensions
H. 175 cm, W. 110,5 cm
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