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Torah Pointer
Torah Pointer

Torah Pointer

Artist Moshe Zabari Israeli, born 1935, active in the United States 1961–1988
Datedesigned 1960s [?]
MediumSilver
DimensionsL. 5 x Diam. 1 in. (12.7 x 2.5 cm)
ClassificationsMetal
Credit LineGift of Drs. Abram and Frances Pascher Kanof
Object numberG.75.33.2
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceDesigned 1960s(?), New York; collection of the artist, Tobe Pascher Workshop, The Jewish Museum, New York; Drs. Abram and Frances Pascher Kanof, Raleigh, NC; given to NCMA,1975.Published ReferencesAbram Kanof, Ceremonial Art in the Judaic Tradition (exhibition catalogue) (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1975), cat. no. 39, illus. (b-w) (lent by Mitchel C. Levine [Kanof's grandson].
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Ceremonial Art in the Judaic Tradition," April 27-June 15, 1975 (lent by Mitchel C. Levine [Kanof's grandson]).

High Point, NC, Southern Theatre and Exposition Center, "Art in the Churches and Synaogues of North Carolina," January 30-31, 1976

Winston-Salem, NC, Temple Emmanuel, special exhibition, May 15, 1976.

Martinsville, VA, Lynwood Community Arts Center, "Judaic Ceremonial Art," August 26-September 26, 1977.

Greensboro, NC, Weatherspoon Gallery of Art, "Thirty-eight Judaic Art Items," October 20-November 6, 1977.

Asheville, NC, Asheville Art Museum, "Thirty-eight Judaic Art Items," December 13, 1977-January 17, 1978.

Dallas, NC, Gaston Co. Art and History Museum, NCMA traveling exhibition, "Judaic Ceremonial Art," October 9-November 6, 1978.

Charlotte, NC, Mint Museum of History, "Judaic Ceremonial Art," April 3-May 20, 1979.

Greenville, NC, Mendenhall Student Center, ECU, "Ceremonial Art in the Judaic Tradition," February 1-28, 1980.

Durham, NC, Duke University Museum of Art, "Living Heritage: Jewish Ceremonial Art," November 8, 1987-January 8, 1988, no. 6.

Asheville, NC, Asheville Art Museum, "Modern Ceremonial Art in the Judaic Tradition," December 11, 1997-March 7, 1998.
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