In addition to the genizah, the synagogue in Vöhl also houses other books from the time of the Jewish communities in the Waldeck-Frankneberg district.
Torah, (Five Books of Moses) as a `paperback`
Five books of Moses in ‘paperback format’. Without cover and title page. Hebrew, 12x8x3cm. Donation from Korbach
Machzor, Prayer book for Rosh ha-Shanah (New Year)
Prayer book (Machzor) for the New Year, Rosh ha-Shanah, without cover and title page. Hebrew. 21x14x3cm. Donation from Korbach
The prayer book and a ‘pocket book’ of the 5 books of Moses were donated by S. Aramanovich from Korbach and are not part of the genizah.
Fotos: Berthold Herberz
An explanation of the two texts, the Torah and the Machzor, can be found in the article Geniza on this website.
All information has been compiled with the kind assistance of Mr Beni Pollak, teacher of the State Association of Jewish Communities in Hesse.
Other books on Judaism in the museum: