| Translated title | Danzig 1939. Treasures of a Destroyed Community |
| Editors |
Vivian B. Mann, Joseph Gutmann, Sheila Schwartz. |
| Curator |
Vivian B. Mann. |
| Imprint |
Braunschweig, Germany, 1982. 139 pp., illustrations: 8 col., 82 b&w, 28 × 21 cm. German. |
| ISBN |
3884528084 |
| Location |
Braunschweigisches Landesmuseum (5 September–21 November 1982) |
| Description |
The German version of a catalog produced by the Jewish Museum of New York in 1980. These nearly-identical catalogs present the Danzig Treasures: a rich collection of personal and communal objects, emanating from Central and Eastern Europe, that were transferred from Danzig to the Jewish Theological Seminary of America for safekeeping during World War II. The catalog includes a preface about the exhibition and its origins (Joy Ungerleider-Mayerson), reflections on the Holocaust (Günter Grass), a short history of Danzig Jewry (Gerson C. Bacon), an essay on the Danzig Treasures (Joseph Gutmann), a biographical essay about the collector Lesser Gieldzinski (Elizabeth Cats), extensive entries for each exhibit (Vivian B. Mann and Joseph Gutmann), and a checklist of items not on exhibit. 134 items. |
| main keywords |
CEREMONIAL OBJECTSDANZIGSYNAGOGUE TEXTILESSYNAGOGUESTORAH ORNAMENTS |
| minor keywords |
AmuletsAntisemitic images/objectsBesamimBook bindingsBridal/Wedding beltsCandlesticks/CandelabraCircumcision implements/objectsCircumcision Torah Ark curtainsEtrog containersGermanyHanukkah lampsHevra Kadisha pitchers/tankardsHistorical documentsHistorical photographsHolocaustKeter TorahKetubbotKiddush cupsLevite setsMezuzah casesNer TamidPesach platesPesach plates, 3-tieredPidyon ha-Ben platesPortraitsPortraits, rabbisPrayerbooks/MahzorsPrints, Jewish customs & ceremoniesReader’s deskRimmonimSalom Italia, Esther scroll bordersScrolls of Esther, engraved bordersShiviti plaques, metalShtendersSynagogue bannersSynagogues, DanzigSynagogues, GermanyTassTorah (scroll)Torah Ark curtainsTorah ArksTorah Arks, fragmentsTorah arks, miniatureTorah bindersTorah mantlesTzedakah boxes/containersWedding sofas/stoolsYad |
| Other venues |
Jewish Museum New York, New York City, USA (26 March–17 August 1980); Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., USA (16 December 1980–5 February 1981); Spertus Museum, Chicago, Ill., USA (15 March–31 May 1981); Harvard Semitic Museum, Cambridge, Mass., USA (5 April–20 June 1982); Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Bonn, Germany (2 December 1982–16 January 1983), Paulskirche, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (30 January–27 February 1983), Galerie “Kultur unterm Turm”, Stuttgart, Germany (16 March–17 April 1983); Beit Hatfutsot, Tel Aviv, Israel (Summer 1983); University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley, Calif., USA (9 May–8 July 1984) |
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