| Translated title | The Jews of Alsace. Village, Tradition, Emancipation |
| Editors |
Ester Muchawsky-Schnapper, Efrat Carmon. |
| Curator |
Ester Muchawsky-Schnapper. |
| Imprint |
Jerusalem, Israel, 1991. 48 pp.*, 54 pp., 58 pp. (illus.), illustrations: 24 col., 92 b&w, 25 × 22 cm. Hebrew and French. |
| Location |
965-278-141-x |
| Description |
Israel Museum (December 1991–May 1992) |
| Description |
Alsatian Jewish history and culture. The first of the Israel Museum’s ethonographic exhibitions to focus on a European Ashkenazic (vs. Asian or African) Jewish community. Preface by Rivka Gonen. Introduction to the exhibition by Ester Muchawsky-Schnapper. Seven additional essays on Alsatian Jewish history (Max Warschawski; Simon Schwarzfuchs), the spirit of Alsatian Judaism (André Neher), the Loeb-Picard family (Jean-Louis Loeb-Picard), the cattle-dealer as a symbol of Alsatian Jewry (Freddy Raphaël), Alsatian burial garments (Corinne Ze’evi-Weil), and representation of Jewish life in Alsace in the artworks of Alphonse Lévy. Basic entries. 71 items. |
| main keywords |
ALSACECEREMONIAL OBJECTSCOSTUMEDEATH/MOURNINGFRANCELÉVY, ALPHONSEPHOTOGRAPHSPRINTSTORAH ORNAMENTS |
| minor keywords |
AmuletsDrawings/SketchesEruv containersGraphic artsHaggadotHanukkah lampsHavdalah candleholdersHead coverings, men’sHistorical documentsHistorical photographsKeter TorahLevite setsMezuzah casesMizrachPapercutsPesach platesPesach towel coversPortraitsPortraits, rabbisPrints, Jewish customs & ceremoniesPrints, Jewish figuresPurim platesScrolls of Esther, illuminatedSeals/Stamps, personalShabbat lampsSynagogues, FranceTassTombstones, AlsaceTorah Ark curtainsTorah bindersTzedakah boxes/containersYad |