Bidspirit auction | A SMALL 10K GOLD TORAH

A SMALL 10K GOLD TORAH TIK (CASE) Probably Israel, c. 1950 - Cylindrical in shape. One side is engraved with the blessing of Torah prior to being called up. The other side is engraved with the blessings after the aliyah. 6.86 ozt and 4.2” tall. Fitted with a blue stoneCongregation Brothers of Israel was founded in 1898, and was the only Orthodox temple in Long Branch. The Shul began in the home of Benjamin Feinberg, but quickly outgrew those tight quarters. After bouncing around for about 20 years from location to location in the downtown Long Branch area, the congregation eventually, on Aug. 4, 1918, laid the cornerstone of what would become the Second Avenue sanctuary, a space it occupied until 1977.Brothers of Israel then moved to a new site, 250 Park Ave in Elberon, which has been its home for the past 48 years.