Editors |
Margot Cohn, Rivka Plesser. |
Imprint |
Jerusalem, Israel, 1988. 47 pp., 53 pp.*, illustrations: 77 b&w, 27 × 21.3 cm. Hebrew and English. |
Location |
Jewish National and University Library (1 March–30 June 1987) |
Description |
The life and activities of Gershom Scholem as reflected through books and documents from his private library. Topics include: childhood and youth in Germany, work at the JNUL and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Kabbala research, public figures and friends, opinions on contemporary issues, etc. Catalog (published more than a year after the exhibition) includes only 260 of the 420 items originally displayed. Forewords by Malachi Beit-Arié and Raphael Weiser. Descriptive entries. 260 items. |
main keywords |
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTSPHOTOGRAPHSPRINTED BOOKS |
minor keywords |
AmuletsHistorical photographsKabbalah |