Objects

Round cover for three pieces of matzah. It is made from four round pieces of fabric placed on one another, sewn together along the edges to about the middle of their circumference, with the other half open. The top piece is made of grey grosgrain fabric, the bottom is made of satin fabric. Patches (tabs) for easy opening are attached to three layers of the cover – the top and the two middle ones. They are decorated with Hebrew inscriptions embroidered in yellow thread, representing three Israelite classes: Kohen (priest), Levi (Levite), Israel (the people of Israel). The top of the cover is decorated with a Hebrew blessing along the rim, embroidered in yellow thread: “Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu, melekh ha'olam, asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu al achilat matzah” (Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe, Who has sanctified us in His commandments and commanded us to eat matzah). The embroidered decoration in the centre of the top layer is a representation of a wreath made of wildflowers and herbage, tied with a blue ribbon; above, there is an image of a crown.

The item forms part of the prewar collection of the National Museum of Przemyśl. Due to missing inventory documentation it has been impossible to determine how it became property of the Museum.