Knife, Sacrificial
Object number93.155.1
MediumSteel; Plastic
Credit LineGift of Jan Chelemer and Charles G. Hirsh
DescriptionSilver-colored rectangular steel knife with plastic beige-colored handle. The end of the handle is covered with a copper-colored metal. The metal is engraved with lettering.Dimensions1.25 x 16.5 in. (3.2 x 41.9 cm)SignedPape Memel is inscribed on the handle.
Historical NotesThis knife was used by Schmuel (Samuel) Cohenat at his small butcher shop in Uniontown.Label TextSchmuel (Samuel) Cohen (1865-1936), a Lithuania Jew from the town of Grosza, had a small butcher shop in Uniontown with his wife Minnie Greenspan Cohen. Schmuel Cohen used these knives to butcher animals according to kosher laws. He sold the meat and poultry in their store. He and his wife later moved to Pittsburgh about 1920 and lived just two blocks from Adath Jeshurun Synagogue on Margaretta Street. At the synagogue he worked in many capacities, including as a maker of ritual wines and as a moyel (one who performs ritual circumcisions) for the Jews in the East End.
Related person
Samuel Cohen
(1865 - 1936)
Related institution
Adath Jeshurun Congregation
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R. Murphy
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