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Circumcision shield
Circumcision shield

Circumcision shield

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Date1923-1953
Mediumsilver with stamp
Dimensionsoverall: 2 5/8 in x 1 1/4 in
ClassificationsJudaica
Credit LineGift of Ida Rosen
Object number1027.90.1
Object DescriptionSilver tool used during circumcision ceremony to protect penis (stamped "sterling" on top "scallop" of tool).
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  • Judaica
Keywords
  • Circumcision
  • Ritual
NotesRabbi Moses R. Friedman performed his first circumcision on his son, Joseph in 1923. He was associated with several Congregations in Dover, Delaware and Leighton, Coatesville and York, Pennsylvania between 1919 and 1953. Rabbi Friedman was born November 1898 in Jerusalem and died in the United States on December 9, 1972.

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