| Translated title | Jewish Treasures from Prague. From the Czechoslovak State Collection of Jewish Art |
| Editor |
Efrat Carmon. |
| Curator |
Iris Fishof. |
| Collection |
Jewish Museum in Prague |
| Imprint |
Jerusalem, Israel, 1990. Booklet, 21 pp., illustrations: 20 b&w, 24 × 19 cm. Hebrew. |
| Location |
Israel Museum (15 May–20 August 1990) |
| Description |
A Hebrew checklist for the reduced, Jerusalem showing of “The Precious Legacy” exhibition. Introductory text by Iris Fishof on the Jewish Museum in Prague, and the categories of objects displayed in this version of the exhibition: Synagogue textiles, objects from the Hevra Kadisha, folk art and artworks from Terezín. Catalog listing according to private objects, communal objects, Hevra Kadisha paintings, synagogue, manuscripts, items from Terezín. Basic entries. 215 items. |
| main keywords |
CEREMONIAL OBJECTSFOLK ARTHEVRA KADISHAJEWISH MUSEUM IN PRAGUE, HISTORY OFPORTRAITSPRAGUESYNAGOGUE TEXTILESTEREZÍNTORAH ORNAMENTS |
| minor keywords |
Aaron Wolf Herlingen of Gewitsch (scribe-artist)BesamimChallah coversClocks/watchesCostumeCribs/CradlesCzech RepublicEtrog containersFlags, Shlomo MolkhoHanukkah lamps, synagogueHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bohemia-Moravia & Germany, 17th–19th CHevra Kadisha member portraitsHevra Kadisha painted panelsHevra Kadisha pitchers/tankardsHevra Kadisha utensilsHistorical documentsHistorical photographsHolocaustHolocaust artKiddush cupsLevite setsLooting of art/booksMezuzah casesKeter TorahKeysMohel booksNer TamidPesach platesPrinted booksRimmonimShiviti plaques, metalSynagogues, Czech RepublicSynagogues, PragueTassTefillin bagsTorah Ark curtainsTorah Ark valancesTorah Arks, fragmentsTorah bindersTorah mantlesTzedakah boxes/containersWedding platesYad |
| Related ephemera |
Invitation to exhibition opening, leaflet, 4 pp., 1 col. illus., 22.5 × 10 cm. |
| Other venues |
Natural History Museum, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C., USA (1983); Detroit Institute of Arts, Mich., USA (13 March–5 May 1985); Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia (1998) |
| Catalogs from other venues |