Romaniote Megillah Facebook Post
The Book of Esther is read aloud from a megillah (scroll) during Purim. Esther Cantos received this scroll from Jessoula Levy when they married in Ioannina, Greece. Rabbi Levy was invited to minister to the spiritual needs of Greek-speaking Jews on New York’s Lower East Side, so in 1912 he and Esther packed up their growing family and relocated. His congregation Kehila Kedosha Janina is still going strong – and it’s the only Romaniote (or Yanniote) congregation in the Western hemisphere. #OurSharedHeritage #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth
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Photo Credit: Megillah given to Esther Cantos by Jessoula Levy upon their marriage, Ioannina, Greece, ca. 1897. National Museum of American Jewish History, 2012.42.1. Gift of Daniel Weinberg in memory of Jessoula and Esther Lev.
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Romaniote Megillah Facebook Post
Romaniote Megillah Facebook Post
The Book of Esther is read aloud from a megillah (scroll) during Purim. Esther Cantos received this scroll from Jessoula Levy when they married in Ioannina, Greece. Rabbi Levy was invited to minister to the spiritual needs of Greek-speaking Jews on New York’s Lower East Side, so in 1912 he and Esther packed up their growing family and relocated. His congregation Kehila Kedosha Janina is still going strong – and it’s the only Romaniote (or Yanniote) congregation in the Western hemisphere. #OurSharedHeritage #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth Celebrate JAHM at JewishAmericanHeritage.org Photo Credit: Megillah given to Esther Cantos by Jessoula Levy upon their marriage, Ioannina, Greece, ca. 1897. National Museum of American Jewish History, 2012.42.1. Gift of Daniel Weinberg in memory of Jessoula and Esther Lev.
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