Editor |
Hetty Berg. |
Curators |
Vladimir Dmitriev, Tatjana Emelyanenko, Hetty Berg. |
Collection |
Russian Museum of Ethnography, St. Petersburg. |
Imprint |
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1998. 128 pp., illustrations: 37 col., 69 b&w, 28 × 21.5 cm. English. |
ISBN |
9040092168 |
Location |
Waanders Uitgevers, Zwolle (22 February–30 August 1998) |
Description |
Exhibition on a little-known segment of the Jewish population. Foreword by I. Dubov and Judith C.E. Belinfante. Three essays on: the Eastern Jewish communities of the former USSR (Valery Dymshits), Central Asian Jewish costume (Tatjana Emelyanenko), and the Jews of the Caucasus (Vladimir Dmitriev). Numerous documentary photographs show individuals, their garb, and at times, their customs and surroundings. Descriptive entries. 321 items. |
main keywords |
AZERBAIJANCAUCASUSCEREMONIAL OBJECTSCOSTUMEJEWELRYMOUNTAIN JEWSPHOTOGRAPHS |
minor keywords |
AmuletsBukharaChallah coversCribs/CradlesDagestanGeorgiaHamsasHand-washing vesselsHead coverings, women’sHistorical photographsMatzah rolling pins/scorersMusicRimmonimSamarkandShana Tova greeting cardsTefillin bagsTorah Ark valancesUzbekistanWedding poems, riddles & songsYad |