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Mezuzah case, Tarnow, Poland, c1936
Leser, Moshe1935 - 1936
The Jewish Museum, London
London, United Kingdom
Pierced wooden mezuzah case with Hebrew inscription 'And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house' (Deuteronomy 6: 9). Made and sent to London - together with Hanukah lamp no. C 1988.18 - a wedding gift for the maker's son, Yechiel (Henryk) Leser, who married Ruth Sygmund in 1936 at Golders Green Beth Hamedrash.
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- Title: Mezuzah case, Tarnow, Poland, c1936
- Creator Lifespan: 1943
- Creator Nationality: Polish
- Date Created: 1935 - 1936
- Location Created: Poland
- object number: C 2001.1
- maker: Leser, Moshe
- Credit Line: Gift of Jeanne Dobrik, 2001
- Type: mezuzah case
- Rights: Digital image: Jewish Museum London
- External Link: http://www.jewishmuseum.org.uk/search-our-collections-new?adlibid=9276&offset=0
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