RitualXIXᵉ–XXᵉ siècle
Charity box (Tzedakah) in metal from Eastern Europe
Enrich the Great Bookקופת צדקה ממתכת ממזרח אירופה
Description
The tzedakah box collects gifts for the poor, for study or for the Land of Israel. In Eastern Europe these metal boxes, fixed in the synagogue or kept at home, often bear the name of the cause — "Rabbi Meir Baal ha-Nes," funds for Jerusalem — and structure the life of charity.
Features
- Material
- Laiton ou fer-blanc
- Provenance
- Europe orientale