Editor |
Gertrude Hirschler. |
Imprint |
New York City, USA, 1988. 341 pp., illustrations: 11 col., 123 b&w, 26 × 19 cm. English. |
ISBN |
0945447000 |
Location |
Yeshiva University Museum (January 1986–December 1987) |
Description |
A major exhibition and catalog on German Jewish history, arranged in five sections: Early History, A New Era, The Social Fabric, Political and Economic Life, and The Tragedy of Ashkenaz. Introduction by Sylvia Herskowitz. Numerous essays within each category by Shlomo Eidelberg, Israel Ta-Shema, Jacob J. Schacter, Judith Bleich, Eric Zimmer and Alexander Carlebach, including: “Early Twentieth-Century German Jewish Artists and Architects” (pp. 136–145), “The Kehillah: The Communal Life and Organization of Ashkenazi Jewry” (Zimmer, pp. 151–177), “The Religious Legacy of German Jewry” (Carlebach, pp. 209–233, with items listed according to life cycle and holidays), and “Jews in the German Armed Forces” (pp. 293–297). Additional ceremonial objects, including items made by Jewish silversmiths (pp. 116–117, 142–143), listed throughout the catalog. Unnumbered catalog of exhibits within each section. Detailed historical and descriptive entries, including information, where relevant, on the object’s use by its owners. More than 700 items. |
main keywords |
ANTISEMITIC IMAGES/OBJECTSARCHITECTSCEREMONIAL OBJECTSCOSTUMEGERMANYHISTORICAL DOCUMENTSHEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, ASHKENAZHOLOCAUSTJEWISH ARTISTSPORTRAITSPRINTSSYNAGOGUESTORAH ORNAMENTS |
minor keywords |
Aleph-Bet books/sheetsAmuletsBesamimBridal/Wedding beltsCalendarsCandlesticks/CandelabraCantors, garmentsCemeteries, GermanyChallah coversChallah knivesChuppah stoneCircumcision cupsCircumcision garmentsCircumcision implements/objectsCircumcision Torah Ark curtainsCourt JewsElijah’s cupEtrog containersEvronotHaggadot, illuminated manuscriptsHalitza shoeHand-washing vesselsHanukkah lampsHavdalah platesHavdalah sets/compendiaHead coverings, women’sHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Ashkenaz, 12th–14th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bohemia-Moravia & Germany, 17th–19th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Netherlands, 17th–19th CHebrew printing, typefacesHevra Kadisha beakersHevra Kadisha illuminated manuscriptsHevra Kadisha tzedakah boxesHevra Kadisha utensilsHistorical photographsHomes/Residences, JewishHorovitz, FelixHorovitz, LeoJacob ben Judah Leib Jaffe of Berlin (scribe-artist)Joseph ben David of Leipnik (scribe-artist)KetubbotKiddush cupsKiddush Levana, decoratedLevite setsMatzah containersMatzah covers/bagsMatzah rolling pins/scorersMedalsMemor booksMendelssohn, MosesMezuzah casesMikvahMinhagim booksMizrachMoses ben Jacob Schnaittach (scribe-artist)Needlework/EmbroideryOmer calendarsOppenheim, Moritz DanielOppenheimer, Joseph (“Jud Süß”)PaintingsGermanyPesach cupsPesach platesPesach plates, 3-tieredPesach towel coversPortraits, rabbisPostcardsPraybooks/MahzorsPrinted booksPrints, antisemiticPrints, cemeteriesPrints, Jewish customs & ceremoniesPrints, synagoguesPurim parodiesPurim pastries & moldsPurim platesRimmonimRingsRothschild FamilySamplers (needlework)Schpanyer arbetScrolls of Esther, illuminatedScrolls of Esther, miniatureSeals/Stamps, communityShabbat lampsShabbes deckelShabbetai TsviShiviti plaques, paperSilversmiths, JewishSoldiers (Jewish) & related objectsSukkah, muraled wall panelsSynagogues, GermanySynagogues, models/reconstructionsTextilesTassTorah Ark curtainsTorah Ark valancesTorah Arks, miniatureTorah bindersTorah mantlesTzedakah boxes/containersWedding cupsWedding ringsYadYahrzeit/Memorial lampsYom Kippur at Metz, wall hangingZionism |
Related ephemera |
Exhibition announcement, postcard, 1 col. illus., 14 × 21.5 cm. |