| Curator |
Rita Rosen Poley. |
| Sponsor |
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Department of Urban Outreach. |
| Imprint |
Philadelphia, Pa., USA, 1976. Booklet, 36 pp., no illustrations, 28 × 21.8 cm. English. |
| Location |
YM & YWHA, Philadelphia (11 January–29 February 1976) |
| Description |
Ceremonial objects illustrative of Jewish life cycle events: Birth, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Marriage, and Death and Mourning. Additional sections on the Home and Music for the life cycle. Extensive introductory and explanatory texts throughout. Detailed descriptive and historical entries. 44 items. |
| Description |
The exhibition was one of a series of that focused on different ethnic groups in Philadelphia. |
| main keywords |
CEREMONIAL OBJECTS |
| minor keywords |
AmuletsBridal/Wedding beltsCandlesticks/CandelabraChallah coversChuppahCircumcision cupsCircumcision garmentsCircumcision implements/objectsCircumcision tokensHead coverings, men’sHevra Kadisha tzedakah boxesKetubbotMezuzah casesMusicNer TamidPidyon ha-Ben coinsTalitTefillin casesTorah bindersWedding cupsWedding gifts (sivlonot)Wedding ringsYahrzeit bannersYahrzeit/Memorial lamps |