Wool Tapestry circa 1910

Check out some of Hillel’s fantastic artifacts that are touring the United States right now!

Gilded Lions and Jeweled Horses: The Synagogue to the Carousel

“From gilded lions to high-stepping horses, the sacred to the secular, and the Old World to the New, this exhibit traces the journey of Jewish woodcarvers and other artisans from Eastern and Central Europe to America and the unsung role they played in establishing a distinct Jewish culture in communities throughout the United States.”

“The exuberant artworks stand as a testament to a history of survival and transformation and provide a surprising revelation of the link that was forged between the synagogue and the carousel as immigrant Jewish artists transferred symbolic visual elements into this vernacular American idiom.”

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A glimpse at some of Hillel’s artifacts:

A fish-shaped spice container with cut blue-glass eyes is typically used during the Havdalah Service

19th Century Silver Shabbat/Holiday Candlesticks

Rabbi Ingber showing Hillel student Nassar Heyrani a 500-600 year old Torah, possibly from Isfahan, Persia that Heyrani’s ancestors once studied from.