| Author |
Esther H. Oppenheim. |
| Curator |
Odeda Rosenthal. |
| Imprint |
New York City, USA, 1976. Booklet, 8 pp., cover illustration only, 22.5 × 15.3 cm. English. |
| Location |
Congregation Shearith Israel (23 May 1976) |
| Description |
The history of Congregation Shearith Israel (established in 1654), and those aspects of American society that have contributed to its flourishing. Special section on the congregation’s “Little Synagogue” and its contents, much of which was produced in New York, 18th–19th C. No itemized listing. |
| main keywords |
CEREMONIAL OBJECTSNEW YORK CITYSHEARITH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUESYNAGOGUESTORAH ORNAMENTS |
| minor keywords |
BesamimCandlesticks/CandelabraCemeteries, United StatesCircumcision implements/objectsCoats of ArmsHand-washing vesselsHanukkah lampsHistorical documentsKetubbotKiddush cupsLevite setsMyer MyersNer TamidOmer calendarsPortraitsPurim tzedakah containersReader’s deskRimmonimSamplers (needlework)Soldiers (Jewish) & related objectsStained glassSynagogue chairs/benchesSynagogues, United StatesTalitTombstones, sketches/rubbingsTorah ArksTorah bindersTzedakah boxes/containersUnited StatesYahrzeit/Memorial lamps |
| Related ephemera |
Partial exhibition checklist, with material listed according to room, 13 pp., no illustrations, 28 × 21.6 cm. |