| Imprint |
New York City, USA, 1959. Booklet, 49 pp., no illustrations, 28 × 21.5 cm. English. |
| Location |
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research (1959) |
| Description |
A traveling exhibition of material on religious life, Jewish institutions, synagogues, holidays, funerals, cemeteries, and souvenir cards, intended to teach visitors about the way of life that had been typical of Jewish small towns. Exhibits covered the period between the beginning of the 19th century until the shtetl’s destruction at the hands of the Nazis. Mimeographed catalog. Brief introduction. Index of 390 shtetls. Basic entries. 781 items. |
| main keywords |
EASTERN EUROPEHISTORICAL DOCUMENTSPHOTOGRAPHSSHTETLSSYNAGOGUES |
| minor keywords |
AmuletsCemeteriesHanukkah lampsHistorical photographsMusicPlaying cardsPortraitsPostcardsSimchat Torah flagsSynagogues, Eastern EuropeTefillin bags |