ENGLISH SILVER TORAH SHIELD. Crafted by Barker Brothers. Hand...

ENGLISH SILVER TORAH SHIELD.

Crafted by Barker Brothers. Hand cut and engraved in bright cut design. Finely engraved with the Decalogue in Hebrew. Lower portion with four-line memorial dedication to the Wolverhampton Synagogue. 9 x 6.5 inches (22.8 x 16.5 cm).

Birmingham, 1898
Lying to the northeast of Birmingham, Wolverhampton has had only a minimal Jewish footprint. Although the Jewish community existed since the 1830's, a synagogue was not established until 1858 (on St. James’ Square). Following a fire in 1903, it was rebuilt on Fryer Street, however numbers never grew over the decades. The synagogue finally closed in 1999. The building is now a church.
Lying to the northeast of Birmingham, Wolverhampton has had only a minimal Jewish footprint. Although the Jewish community existed since the 1830's, a synagogue was not established until 1858 (on St. James’ Square). Following a fire in 1903, it was rebuilt on Fryer Street, however numbers never grew over the decades. The synagogue finally closed in 1999. The building is now a church.