In Jewish religious services, certain liturgical objects are regularly used, while others are brought out on feast days and for very solemn occasions. The number of liturgical objects in a synagogue and the material from which they are made vary according to the prosperity, size, and needs of the community. As with all religious groups, it is not uncommon that even less prosperous members of the community commission or purchase objects and donate them to the synagogue to honor a family member or memorialize the family’s membership in the congregation. On some of the few objects in the Split synagogue that were salvaged from the devastation of the war, we can find details that indicate the time and origin of the work, and who the donors were.
