Editors & Curators |
Jenna Weissman Joselit, Susan L. Braunstein. |
Imprint |
New York City, USA, 1990. 110 pp., illustrations: 104 b&w, 28 × 21.6 cm. English. |
ISBN |
10873340655 |
Location |
Jewish Museum New York (16 September–15 November 1990) |
Description |
The home, and the objects within it, as a reflection of Jewish acculturation in America during this period. Foreword by Joan Rosenbaum. Three catalog essays: “A Personal Reminiscence” (Irving Howe), “ ‘A Set Table’: Jewish Domestic Culture in the New World 1880–1950” (Jenna Weissman Joselit), and “Kitchen Judaism” (Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett). Exhibition checklist of Jewish Museum objects. Basic entries. 58 items. |
main keywords |
CEREMONIAL OBJECTSHISTORICAL DOCUMENTSPHOTOGRAPHSUNITED STATES |
minor keywords |
Bar/Bat MitzvahBesamimCandlesticks/CandelabraCookbooks/RecipesCostumeGames/ToysHanukkah lampsHistorical photographsKetubbotKiddush cupsNew York CityPesach platesPrinted booksShana Tova greeting cardsTefillin bagsWriting implementsYahrzeit/Memorial plaques/sheets |