| Editors & Curators |
Jeffrey Shandler, Beth S. Wenger. |
| Imprint |
Philadelphia, Pa., USA, 1997. 104 pp., illustrations: 7 col., 34 b&w, 25.5 × 20.4 cm. English. |
| ISBN |
1891507001 |
| Location |
National Museum of American Jewish History (23 January–5 July 1998) |
| Description |
The place of the Holy Land and Zionism in the thoughts and lives of American Jews. Three essays on: the Holy Land in American Jewish Imagination (Jeffrey Shandler and Beth S. Wenger), Celebrating Zion in America (Arthur A. Goren), and Jews and the Holy Land at World’s Fairs (Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett). Includes a small selection of objects from the Bezalel art school, a few other Judaica items (most listed on p. 92), and a variety of souvenirs, photographs and printed books. Basic checklist. 374 (unnumbered) items. |
| main keywords |
CEREMONIAL OBJECTSERETZ ISRAELHISTORICAL DOCUMENTSHOLY LAND SOUVENIRSPHOTOGRAPHSPRINTED BOOKSUNITED STATESZIONSIM |
| minor keywords |
AmuletsArchaeological findsBags of earth from the Holy LandBesamimBet SheanBezalel Art SchoolBook bindingsCarpets/RugsCostumeDolls/PuppetsHaggadotHamsasHanukkah lampsHerzl, TheodoreHistorical photographsHoly Land souvenirs, olive woodHoly Land travelogues/itinerariesJewelryJewish National FundJudaica exhibitions, pre-World War II (photographs of)Maps, Holy LandMaps, JerusalemMedalsMizrachMusicOil lamps, ancientPaintings, Eretz Israel/Holy LandPesach platesPlaying cardsPostage stampsPostcardsPostersPrints, TempleScrolls of Esther, casesShana Tova greeting cardsTemple of Jerusalem in art/architectureTemple of Jerusalem modelsTile decorationsTzedakah boxes/containers |