Challah knife
Challah knife

Challah knife

Not on view
Datec. 1919
ClassificationsJudaica
Credit LineGift of Abraham and Elsa Henigson
Object number451.98
Object DescriptionSilver challah knife with quotes on handle from Kohelet 9:7, Go eat your bread in gladness; and Mishlei 10:22, It is the blessing of the Lord that enriches. On the blade: C. Grebenau Frankfurt a/M. The knife was an engagement gift to Max and Flora Gunzenhauser.
Collections
  • Judaica
Keywords
  • Hebrew
  • German
  • Weddings
  • Sabbath
  • Ritual
  • Frankfurt
NotesMax and Flora Gunzenhauser are parents of donor Elsa Henigson. The family immigrated to the US in 1939.

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