Jewish Heritage Europe

Menu

For Valentine’s Day… Hearts in the decoration of Jewish heritage

An upside down red heart on the reconstructed Bimah of the replica painted ceiling of the Gwozdziec wooden synagogue in the POLIN museum, Warsaw

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Of course Valentine’s Day is not a Jewish holiday… the Jewish holiday celebrating Love is Tu B’Av — the 15th of the month of Av —  in August.

Still, Valentine’s Day is symbolized by the Heart, and  it gives us the opportunity to showcase a few examples of the Heart used in the decoration of Jewish heritage….

Jewish cemetery, Turnov, Czech Republic
Lovingly entwined (art nouveau) hearts decorate the fence around the synagogue in Subotica, Serbia
Nazna, Romania – A Crown and an upside-down heart piece by an arrow decorate the gravestone of Moses, son of Israel. His epitaph tells us that he was a man of integrity.
Here’s a  close-up — the gravestone of Moses, son of Israel. His epitaph tells us that he was a man of integrity. Nana, Romania
Heart-shaped decoration in synagogue in the art nouveau synagogue in Subotica, Serbia
A heart on a gravestone of a couple in the Jewish cemetery in Mikulov, Czech Republic
An upside down heart on a gravestone in the Jewish cemetery in Carpentras, France
More hearts, red this time,  in the Art Nouveau synagogue in Subotica, Serbia

 

Share
Tweet
Share
Pin

Leave a Comment

News archives