ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
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| Probably Eastern German or Polish, Torah Crown, circa 1830, silver and brass: filigree, cast, chased, partly gilded, H. 5 in. x Diam. of rim 3 3/8 in., Gift of Lynette and Michael Green in memory of John and Ursula Green and Bernard Szabo |
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permanent collection of Judaic art at the North Carolina Museum of Art illuminates the spiritual and ceremonial life of the Jewish people through works of art of aesthetic excellence. The gallery features decorative ornaments for the Torah and synagogue as well as objects used to honor the Sabbath and other holidays, to sanctify the Jewish home, and to mark the cycle of life. The objects, created for Jewish communities throughout the world, express a wide variety of forms and styles, both historical and modern. Together, the objects on view in the Judaic Art Gallery attest to the power of art in the service of faith and community. [
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| Opened in 1983 under the guidance of the late Dr. Abram Kanof, a renowned scholar of Jewish art, the gallery is one of only two permanent galleries dedicated to Judaica in an American art museum. |
