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THE MIZRACH (MEANING EAST IN HEBREW) WAS A DECORATION HUNG ON THE WALLS OF THE HOUSE OR SYNAGOGUE TO INDICATE THE PREFERRED DIRECTION OF PRAYER I.E. FACING EAST TOWARDS JERUSALEM
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A RARE BRASS MIZRACH PLAQUE
MüNCHEN, MARKED IN GERMAN ON THE REVERSE WITH THE INITIALS H ABOVE S AND MüNCHEN HANDARBEIT 3, CIRCA 1910
OF RECTANGULAR FORM WITH A BEADED BORDER AND BEVELED EDGES, THE CENTRE DECORATED WITH THE WORD ZION IN HEBREW, ON MATTED GROUND, WITHIN A STAR OF DAVID, SURROUNDED BY SUN RAYS, FURTHER TWICE INSCRIBED IN FINE HEBREW SQUARE SCRIPT, BETWEEN BEAMS OF LIGHT RADIATING ALL AROUND, ONCE ABOVE THE STAR MIZRACH AND ONCE BELOW THE STAR JERUSALEM - 40CM HIGH
MüNCHEN, MARKED IN GERMAN ON THE REVERSE WITH THE INITIALS H ABOVE S AND MüNCHEN HANDARBEIT 3, CIRCA 1910
OF RECTANGULAR FORM WITH A BEADED BORDER AND BEVELED EDGES, THE CENTRE DECORATED WITH THE WORD ZION IN HEBREW, ON MATTED GROUND, WITHIN A STAR OF DAVID, SURROUNDED BY SUN RAYS, FURTHER TWICE INSCRIBED IN FINE HEBREW SQUARE SCRIPT, BETWEEN BEAMS OF LIGHT RADIATING ALL AROUND, ONCE ABOVE THE STAR MIZRACH AND ONCE BELOW THE STAR JERUSALEM - 40CM HIGH
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