Torah Scroll in a Tunisian Style Wooden Case - Dedications in Memory of R. Faraji Alush Rabbi of Gabès and ...

Torah Scroll in a Tunisian Style Wooden Case - Dedications in Memory of R. Faraji Alush Rabbi of Gabès and Members of his Family - Israel, Mid-20th Century
Torah scroll, Sephardi scribal writing, housed in a Tunisian-style wooden case wrapped in drapery. [Israel, ca. 1960s].
Ink on processed parchment. Writing characteristic to Oriental Jewry in Eretz Israel in the 60s.
The scroll is housed in a 13-sided wooden case draped in fabric in Tunisian style, topped with a sawn crown. Attached to the case are dedication plates shaped like the Two Tablets with the names of: "R. Faraji Alush and his son Susu Alush and his wife Felila"; and the inscription: "Donation of the girls Kadara and Zahiya Alush for the life of the family of the holy rabbi…". Hooks are attached all around the case for hanging the crimson velvet drapery machine-embroidered with silver threads, decorated with a braided ribbon and straps. A Torah crown and Tablets of Law are embroidered in the center, flanked by verses, Stars of David surrounded by flowers, lamps and dedications: "Kadara daughter of Felila Alush, Zahiya daughter of Felila Damara and Simcha daughter of Tita Bochovze"; "Felya daughter of Aziza, Aziza daughter of Esther, and Oreda daughter of Rivka, R. Parazi son of Oreda and Pinchas son of Mas'uda Alush".
R. Faraji Alush (1854-1921), Rabbi of Gabès (Tunisia) was a revered sage in Tunis. Author of the Ohev Mishpat responsa. In the 1970s, his remains were brought to Israel and interred in the Be'er Sheva cemetery in which his disciple R. Chaim Chori was buried.
Height of parchment: approx. 50 cm. Light-colored white parchment. Good condition.
Height of case: 74 cm. Diameter: approx. 34.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Breaks. Open break on one side of the crown.
Drapery: 57X113 cm. Good condition. Unraveling fabric and stitches and torn loops.