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Reproduction
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Object numberCARCM:2009.6
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This ram’s horn shofar was used at Cardiff’s Cathedral Road Synagogue from the 1890s to the 1980s. The shofar is blown in ceremonies to celebrate Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year), and also at the end of Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) to signal the end of the day. In addition to being places of worship, the synagogues in Cardiff also provided support for Jewish settlers.
Alan Schwartz explains the history of Cardiff's United Synagogue: "The synagogue played an important part in the lives of the Jewish settlers in Cardiff. Cardiff United Synagogue is the synagogue of the Orthodox community in Cardiff – the older of the city's two Jewish communities. It is the result of a merger of two congregations – the 'Englisher' Shul in East Terrace, Bute St, and the 'Furriner's (foreigner's) Shul that opened in 1889 in East Terrace to serve the recent, poorer and mostly Eastern European immigrants."
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Physical descriptionRam's horn with half circles carved at the horns widest end.
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Production periodLate Victorian
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Dimensions
- Height: 90 mm
Width: 225 mm
Depth: 45 mm
