Translated title | From the Jewish History of Baiersdorf. Essays |
Authors & Curators |
Ilse Sponsel, Monika Berthold, Horst Gemeinhardt, Wolfgang Oppelt. |
Imprint |
Baiersdorf, Germany, 1992. Booklet, 107 pp., illustrations: 26 b&w, 21.1 × 14.6 cm. German. |
Location |
Rathaus Baiersdorf (28 October 1992–8 January 1993) |
Description |
Brief essays on topics related to Baiersdorf Jewry, with particular attention to notable individuals and families (including Glückel von Hameln, the traditional scholar David Ottensooser, Abraham Merzbacher, the Seligmann family, etc.). Final two essays recount the community’s dissolution and end, and a visit to the local Jewish cemetery. Exhibition checklist printed separately. 38 items. |
main keywords |
BAIERSDORFCEMETERIESCEREMONIAL OBJECTSPORTRAITS |
minor keywords |
BesamimCemeteries, BaiersdorfCemeteries, GermanyCircumcision implements/objectsGermanyGlückel of HamelnHanukkah lampsHavdalah candleholdersHistorical documentsKiddush cupsMatzah rolling pins/scorersPesach platesRimmonimShabbat lampsShechita knivesSynagogues, GermanyTassTorah bindersTzedakah boxes/containersYad |
Related ephemera |
Exhibition checklist of 38 items, with descriptive entries, 9 pp., no illustrations, 29.7 × 21 cm. |