[Collection of material relating to a Mezuzah found during excavation work under Great George Street c. 1871]
[Collection of material relating to a Mezuzah found during excavation work under Great George Street c. 1871]
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- 1 item parchment 6 x 6 cm. + 2 items (20 x 13 cm. and 6 x 10 cm.)
- Ink on parchment and paper
- Fonds
The Mezuzah was found by workmen during excavations for the underpinning of a wall on the site of 12 Great George Street. It was found inserted into a piece of timber which was about 18 feet below the surface.
Collection includes a Mezuzah, a letter dated 1 July 1907 from Dr H. Adler, the Cheif Rabbi, regarding Mezuzahs, and a cutting from a paper read by Julian C. Rogers read at an Ordinary General Meeting of the Institution in 1910 which mentions the Mezuzah and how it was discovered (Transactions, XLII(8), p. 303).
London
The Mezuzah was found by workmen during excavations for the underpinning of a wall on the site of 12 Great George Street. It was found inserted into a piece of timber which was about 18 feet below the surface.
Collection includes a Mezuzah, a letter dated 1 July 1907 from Dr H. Adler, the Cheif Rabbi, regarding Mezuzahs, and a cutting from a paper read by Julian C. Rogers read at an Ordinary General Meeting of the Institution in 1910 which mentions the Mezuzah and how it was discovered (Transactions, XLII(8), p. 303).
London