Circumcision dress
Gift of Dr. Abraham Joseph Benyunes
Id no. 434.96, Textile
Subject(s): Ritual, Circumcision
The ritual of circumcision is held on the eigth day after the birth of a boy.
Sarah Benaim sent this garment from Gibraltar to America for the circumcision of her infant nephew, Abraham Benyunes, in 1938. It had been in the family for generation.
Sarah Benaim sent this garment from Gibraltar to America for the circumcision of her infant nephew, Abraham Benyunes, in 1938. It had been in the family for generation.
