Tapis - 86 cm - 57 cm - Judaica Tapis illustré

Mid 20th century (or earlier) Jewish Judaica folk art handwoven wall hanging rug. 57x 86 cm (without the tassels). This evocative handwoven tapestry portrays a Hasidic Jewish man — likely a rabbi or spiritual leader — standing prominently before a stylized Eastern European village, or shtetl. His traditional attire, including a long black coat and white apron, reflects deep religious devotion and a life centered on Torah, ritual, and community. The vivid red-roofed houses in the background are emblematic of the close-knit Jewish towns that once dotted the landscape of Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, and beyond — many of which were destroyed during the Holocaust. The folk-art style, with its bold outlines and simplified forms, honors these communities not through photographic realism but through symbolic memory and cultural reverence. The rabbi represents spiritual guidance, tradition, and resilience, the white apron may symbolize ritual purity or Sabbath preparation, the shtetl is a powerful emblem of a lost world — a vanished civilization of Jewish learning, family, and identity.