Translated title | What Remained. The Museum of Jewish Antiquities in Frankfurt 1922–1938 |
Editor |
Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek. |
Curators |
Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek, Georg Heuberger. |
Imprint |
Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 1988. 237 pp., illustrations: 105 col., 78 b&w, 29.3 × 21.2 cm. German. |
Location |
Jüdisches Museum Frankfurt (9 November 1988–12 February 1989) |
Description |
The inaugural exhibition of the Jewish Museum of Frankfurt, bringing together objects that survived from the pre-war Frankfurt Jewish antiquities museum. Three main essays: “Zur Geschichte des Museums Jüdischer Altertümer in Frankfurt am Main 1922–1938” [On the History of the Museum of Jewish Antiquities in Frankfurt am Main 1922–1938] (Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek and Anne-Margret Kiessl), “Zur Rolle der ‘Jewish Cultural Reconstruction’ nach 1945” [The Roll of the “Jewish Cultural Reconstruction” after 1945] (George Heuberger), and “Das Goldene Zeitalter jüdischer Zeremonialkunst in Frankfurt” [The Golden Age of Jewish Ceremonial Art in Frankfurt] (Vivian B. Mann). Detailed descriptive entries. 50 items. |
main keywords |
CEREMONIAL OBJECTSFRANKFURT AM MAINHISTORICAL DOCUMENTSMUSEUM JÜDISCHER ALTERTÜMER, FRANKFURT AM MAIN, HISTORY OFPHOTOGRAPHSRESTITUTION OF ART/BOOKSTORAH ORNAMENTS |
minor keywords |
AmuletsBesamimCandlesticks/CandelabraCeremonial objects, restorationGermanyHaggadot, illuminated manuscriptsHanukkah lampsHavdalah sets/compendiaHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bohemia-Moravia & Germany, 17th–19th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 15th CHistorical photographsJudaica exhibitions, pre-World War II (photographs of)Keter TorahKiddush cupsKristallnachtLevite setsLooting of art/booksMatzah rolling pins/scorersPesach plates, 3-tieredPrints, synagoguesRimmonimScrolls of Esther, casesSeals/Stamps, kosher certificationShabbat lampsTassTorah bindersTorah mantlesYad |