| Editor & Curator |
Leah Mikdash-Shemuelov. |
| Imprint |
Jerusalem, Israel, 2001. Hebrew edition: 151 pp., illustrations: 88 col., 58 b&w, 27 × 21 cm; English edition: 160 pp. |
| ISBN |
9652782831 (Hebrew edition); 9652783153 (English edition) |
| Location |
Israel Museum (12 September 2001–4 January 2003) |
| Description |
An ethonographic and artistic study of the Jews of the Caucasus. Catalog in three sections, each containing several individual essays: 1. history and culture 2. religion and tradition (featuring ceremonial objects and synagogues), and 3. material culture (including costume, jewelry and rugs). No itemized listing. |
| Description |
This is the Museum’s tenth exhibition in its series on Jewish communities from around the world. |
| main keywords |
AZERBAIJANCAUCASUSCEREMONIAL OBJECTSCOSTUMEJEWELRYMOUNTAIN JEWSPHOTOGRAPHSSYNAGOGUESTORAH ORNAMENTS |
| minor keywords |
AmuletsCandlesticks/CandelabraCarpets/RugsCemeteries, CaucasusCircumcision implements/objectsDagestanDeath/MourningHead coverings, women’sJudeo-TatKetubbotPostcardsRimmonimSynagogues, architectureSynagogues, AzerbaijanTheaterWedding/MarriageYadZionism |
| Related ephemera |
Invitation to exhibition opening, postcard, 1 b&w illus., 22 × 9 cm. |