| Translated title | Jews in Yugoslavia |
| Editor |
Slavko Goldstein. |
| Curator |
Vidosava Nedomački. |
| Imprint |
Zagreb, Croatia, 1988. 340 pp., illustrations: 66 col., 165 b&w, 27.8 × 22 cm. Serbo-Croatian. |
| Location |
Muzejski prostor (14 April–5 June 1988) |
| Description |
Jewish history, culture and life in Yugoslavia. Catalog in 23 sections, each with short essay and numerous illustrations. Topics include: ghettos, cemeteries, synagogue architecture, Judaism, religious rites and customs, festivals, costume, mourning, the arts, etc. Most text by S. Goldstein and V. Nedomački. Basic and descriptive entries. 1625 items. |
| Description |
Two other exhibitions were shown alongside this main presentation: “Music in Ancient Israel” (from the Haifa Music Museum, featuring ancient instruments and their presentation on ancient artifacts), and “Painting Sculpture and Applied Art” (exhibition by contemporary Yugoslav Jewish artists). |
| main keywords |
CEMETERIESCEREMONIAL OBJECTSCOSTUMEGHETTOSHISTORICAL DOCUMENTSPHOTOGRAPHSSYNAGOGUESSYNAGOGUE TEXTILESTORAH ORNAMENTSYUGOSLAVIA |
| minor keywords |
AmuletsAntisemitic images/objectsArchaeological findsBook bindingsCemeteries, YugoslaviaChallah coversChallah knivesCircumcision implements/objectsEtrog containersHaggadot, illuminated manuscriptsHanukkah lampsHead coverings, women’sHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Spain, 12th–14th CHevra KadishaHevra Kadisha illuminated manuscriptsHolocaustJewelryKeter TorahKetubbotKiddush cupsMezuzah casesNer TamidOil lamps, ancientPesach platesPortraitsPostersPrayerbooks/MahzorsPrayerbooks, bagsPrints, Jewish customs & ceremoniesRabbis, garmentsRimmonimScrolls of Esther, illuminatedShabbat platesShechita knivesSoldiers (Jewish) & related objectsSynagogue chairs/benchesSynagogue chairs, rabbi’sSynagogues, ancient, DiasporaSynagogues, architectureSynagogues, destruction ofSynagogues, YugoslaviaTalit bagsTassTombstones, ancientTombstones, medievalTombstones, YugoslaviaTorah Ark curtainsTorah Ark valancesTorah bindersTorah mantlesWedding invitationsYadYahrzeit/Memorial plaques/sheetsZionism |
| Related ephemera |
“Guide to the Exhibition”, with summary of each section and its objects, and description of two supplemental exhibitions (listed above), booklet, 8 pp., 28 × 22 cm. Serbo-Croatian and English. |
| Other venues |
Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (12 July–1 September 1988); Jevrejski Istorijski Muzej, Belgrade, Serbia (1989); New York and Toronto (1990) (venues unknown) |
| Other edition |