Max Riave Wearing Tallit

Image

Max Riave Wearing Tallit

Title

Max Riave Wearing Tallit

Identifier

28092 NP

Source

Kandy Riave Hutman Collection, 1994

Description

Max Riave seated at a dining table looking at the camera. He is wearing a prayer shawl for daily prayer (tallit). Next to Max on the dining table are a menorah, and a tree of life. There are also Stars of David visible hanging in doorways. According to library records: "Max awoke each day to pray according to ancient tradition. His joy was to look out the window toward the ocean and repeat the prayers of morning."

Creator

Unknown

Date

No date

Format

Black and white negative

Subject

Riave, Max, 1894-1982
Jewish men
Judaism

Coverage

California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Camarillo (Calif.)

Publisher

Museum of Ventura County

Rights

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Type

Image

Language

English

Collection

Citation

Unknown, “Max Riave Wearing Tallit,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed November 19, 2024, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/3669.