| Editor & Curator |
Muli Ben Sasson. |
| Imprint |
Jerusalem, Israel, 2001. 120 pp., illustrations: 150 col., 25 b&w, 21.5 × 23.5 cm. Hebrew and English. |
| Location |
Jerusalem International Convention Centre (May 1998) |
| Description |
The history of Judaica production at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. Four essays discuss: Judaica at Bezalel, the role of continuity and change in Bezalel’s ideology, the uniqueness of Hebrew script in the development of Jewish Art, and the sanctity of ceremonial objects. Numerous artists associated with the Bezalel Art School (Filmus-Resheff, Raban, Schatz, Wolpert, Yemini, Zabari, and others) represented. 148 items. |
| main keywords |
BEZALEL ART SCHOOLCEREMONIAL OBJECTS, CONTEMPORARY/MODERNHEBREW SCRIPTTORAH ORNAMENTS |
| minor keywords |
Amulet for brideBedikat Chametz, candleholdersBesamimBiblical imagesBook bindingsCandlesticks/CandelabraCeramicsCircumcision implements/objectsDreidelsElijah’s cupEtrog containersHand-washing vesselsHanukkah lampsHavdalah cupsHavdalah sets/compendiaHistorical photographsHoly Land souvenirs, olive woodKeter TorahKiddush cupsKiddush Levana, decoratedMatzah covers/bagsMezuzah casesNeedlework/EmbroideryOmer calendarsPesach platesPesach plates, 3-tieredPesach traysPlatesPurim groggersRimmonimScrolls of Esther, casesSeals/StampsTalit bagsTile decorationTzedakah boxes/containersYadYahrzeit candleholders |
| Related ephemera |
Exhibition leaflet, 6 pp., 15 col., 2 b&w illus., 30 × 23 cm. |
| Other venues |
Eretz-Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel (Opening: July 1998); Jüdisches Museum Wien, Austria (2 July–5 September 1999) |
| Catalog from other venue |