| Curator |
Ori Z. Soltes. |
| Imprint |
Washington, D.C., USA, 1997. Booklet, 36 pp., illustrations: 27 col., 9 b&w, 22.2 × 23 cm. English. |
| Location |
B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum (14 August–15 October 1997) |
| Description |
Two exhibitions sharing the theme of “betweenness”. “Realm Between Realms” (pp. 3–29) focused on the ways artists express the aspiration for contact between humanity and divinity. Material arranged according to 6 topics: The Torah and its Concomitants, The Depiction of Prayer, Shabbat and a Range of Cycles, Ritual Art within Synagogue and Home, Ritual Art Through the Year, The Art of Jewish Life. No itemized listing. |
| Description |
“Histories Between History” showed three countries in which the Jewish community is experiencing a period of transition: Slovakia, Cuba and Israel. Their stages of “betweenness” are shown in Thomas Stern’s photographs of synagogues and Jewish cemeteries (Slovakia), Paul C. Margolis’ photographs of the Jews of Cuba, and the artists’ project “Messengers of Peace” (Israel). No itemized listing. |
| main keywords |
CEREMONIAL OBJECTS, CONTEMPORARY/MODERNCUBAERETZ ISRAELMARGOLIS, PAUL C.PHOTOGRAPHSSHABBATSLOVAKIASTERN, THOMASTORAH ORNAMENTS |
| minor keywords |
Cemeteries, SlovakiaHanukkah lampsHavdalah sets/compendiaMiriam’s cupPaintingsRimmonimSynagogues, SlovakiaTorah Ark curtainsTorah mantlesTzedakah boxes/containersUnited StatesYad |