Andreas Nachama, Julius H. Schoeps, Edward van Voolen, Gereon Sievernich.

Andreas Nachama, Gereon Sievernich.

Berlin, Germany, 1992. V–XXIII, 755 pp., illustrations: 365 col., 372 b&w, 24.5 × 18 cm. German.

Martin-Gropius-Bau (12 January–26 April 1992)

The largest and most comprehensive Jewish exhibition mounted since the Anglo-Jewish exhibition of 1887. Until this day, there has not been its equal. The exhibition and catalog addressed a myriad of topics on Jews and Judaism throughout the world. Catalog introduction to the exhibition by Andreas Nachama and Gereon Sievernich. Detailed description of the exhibition’s 20 rooms, each of which was dedicated to a specific topic, such as: Jewish history in antiquity (Room 1), Jewish Religion (Rooms 3–5, predominantly ceremonial objects and manuscripts), individual countries, cities and regions (Rooms 6–18: Berlin, Yemen, Morocco, Spain, Ottoman Empire/Thessaloniki, Amsterdam, America and Israel, each represented by a wide variety of exhibits), and The Religious Word (Room 20:1, with plethora of Hebrew illuminated manuscripts). In-depth descriptive entries. 2480 items.

AMSTERDAMARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDSBERLINCEREMONIAL OBJECTSCOSTUMEERETZ ISRAELHEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTSMENDELSSOHN, MOSESMOROCCOOTTOMAN EMPIREPAINTINGSPHOTOGRAPHSPORTRAITSPRINTED BOOKSPRINTSSPAINTHESSALONIKITORAH ORNAMENTSUNITED STATESYEMEN

AmuletsAstrolabesAthias PressBesamimBet SheanBookbindingsBridal garmentsCarpets/RugsCemeteries, GermanyCircumcision garmentsCircumcision implements/objectsCircumcision pillowsClocks/WatchesDead Sea ScrollsDura EuroposEastern EuropeEtrog containersFilm industryHanukkah lampsHavdalah platesHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Ashkenaz, 12th–14th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 15th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Spain, 12th–14th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, YemenHevra Kadisha painted panelsHistorical documentsHistorical photographsHolocaustJewelryJudeo-Persian manuscriptsKaufmann, IsidorKeter TorahKetubbotKiddush cupsKiddush jugs/decantersMenasseh ben IsraelMezuzah casesMezuzah covers, textileMicrographyMizrachMusicNer TamidNetherlandsOmer calendarsOppenheim, Moritz DanielOssuaries/SarcophagiOttoman EmpirePainters, JewishPaintings, Jewish customs & ceremoniesPapercutsPesach platesPilgrims’ flasks/jugsPostcardsPostersPraguePrints, costumePrints, Jewish customs & ceremoniesPrints, synagoguesRimmonimScrolls of Esther, casesShabbat lampsShiviti plaques, paperSukkah decorationsSynagogue lampsSynagogues, ancientSynagogues, AmsterdamSynagogues, models/reconstructionsSynagogues, United StatesTassThessalonikiTobacco/Snuff boxesTorah Ark curtainsTorah Ark valancesTorah ArksTorah bindersTorah casesTorah mantlesTzedakah boxes/containersVilnaWarsawWomen in JudaismYadZionism

Jüdische Lebenswelten. Literatur. Schedule for public readings by 12 authors, booklet, 16 pp., 12 b&w illus., 21 × 10 cm; Jüdische Lebenswelten im Film. Video Programm zur Ausstellung Martin-Gropius-Bau Berlin. Berlin 12. Januar bis 26. April 1992, booklet, 24 pp., 3 b&w illus., 21 × 10 cm; Jüdische Lebenswelten. Theater und Musik. Programm zur Ausstellung. Berlin 12. Januar bis 26. April 1992, booklet, 30 pp., no illustrations, 21 × 10 cm.

Nachama, Andreas, Julius H. Schoeps and Edward van Voolen (eds.), Jüdische Lebenswelten. Essays [Patterns of Jewish Life. Essays], 1991. Twenty illustrated essays on a wide range of topics having to do with Jews, their relationship with the Christian and Muslim populations, their participation in various cultural spheres, etc.; Judaica. Auswahlbibliografie anläßlich der Ausstellung “Jüdische Lebenswelten” im Gropiusbau zu Berlin 1992 [Judaica. Selected Bibliography on the Occasion of the Exhibition “Jewish Life” at the Gropius Bau, Berlin 1992], 1991. Extensive bibliographic listing in 5 sections: 1. Literature, 2. Metaliterature 3. Belief and Thought, 4. History and Cultural History, and 5. Jewish Fate in the 20th C; Jüdische Lebenswelten. Dokumentation der Ausstellung [Patterns of Jewish Life. Documentation to the Exhibition]. Room-by-room illustrated walk through the exhibition, record of visitors’ impressions of the exhibition, press coverage, etc.; Patterns of Jewish Life. Jewish Thought and Beliefs, Life and Work within the Cultures of the World. Guide through the exhibition of the Berliner Festspiele in the Martin Gropius Building January 12 to April 26, 1992; Jüdische Lebenswelten. Jüdisches Denken und Glauben, Leben und Arbeiten in den Kulturen der Welt. Wegweiser durch die Ausstellung der Berliner Festspiele im Martin-Gropius-Bau 12. Januar bis 26. April 1992. 96 pp., 54 col. and 14 b&w illus. English and German editions.