- Photograph by
- Yearwood, Lloyd W., American, 1925 - 2011
- Subject of
- Rabbi Levy, Levi Ben, American, 1935 - 1999
- Beth Shalom Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation, American, founded 1967
- Rabbi Levy, Sholomo Ben, American, born 1964
- Manot, Asa, American
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- chromogenic print on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Description
- A color photograph of Chief Rabbi Levi Ben Levy holding a piece of matzo at a seder table at Beth Shalom Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation. Levy's son, Sholomo Levy, and his god son, Asa Manot, stand on either side of the rabbi wearing yarmulkes and tallitot. All three are standing behind a table with a seder plate, matzo, and fruit during a Passover ceremony. The back of the photograph is blank.
- Place made
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- chromogenic color prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Black Hebraic religions
- Children
- Communities
- Cooking and dining
- Foodways
- Holidays and festivals
- Judaism
- Photography
- Religion
- Religious rituals and ceremonies
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.150.12.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of Lloyd W. Yearwood
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




