| Curator |
Nitza Bahrouzi. |
| Collection |
Gross Family Collection. |
| Imprint |
Tel Aviv, Israel, 2001. 132 pp., illustrations: 183 col., 8 b&w, 23 × 21 cm. Hebrew and English. |
| Location |
Eretz Israel Museum (16 November 2001–July 2002) |
| Description |
The origins, uses and popularity of the hamsa. Comments by collector William L. Gross. Introduction by Nitza Bahrouzi. Two essays: “The Judaization of the Khamsa” (Shalom Sabar), and “The Khamsa in Contemporary Israeli Society” (Hagit Matras). Exhibits included both amulets in the shape of the hamsa and a wide variety of Judaica objects on which the hamsa appears. 135 items. |
| main keywords |
AMULETSCEREMONIAL OBJECTSCEREMONIAL OBJECTS, CONTEMPORARY/MODERNHAMSASJEWELRYTORAH ORNAMENTS |
| minor keywords |
Hanukkah lampsKetubbotKey chainsRimmonimScrolls of Esther, casesShana Tova greeting cardsShiviti plaques, paperSynagogue lampsSynagogue textilesTefillin bagsTorah Ark curtainsYadYahrzeit/Memorial lamps |
| Related ephemera |
Invitation to exhibition opening, 2 col. illus., 20 × 10 cm; Exhibition card, 1 col. illus., 20 × 9.5 cm. |
יד המזל. ח׳מסות מאוסף משפחת גרוס ומאוסף המוזיאון The Hand of Fortune. Khamsas from the Gross Family Collection and the Eretz Israel Museum Collection
in Catalog of Catalogs Online(165 words)
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יד המזל. ח׳מסות מאוסף משפחת גרוס ומאוסף המוזיאון The Hand of Fortune. Khamsas from the Gross Family Collection and the Eretz Israel Museum Collection
in Catalog of Catalogs Online(165 words)
| Curator |
Nitza Bahrouzi. |
| Collection |
Gross Family Collection. |
| Imprint |
Tel Aviv, Israel, 2001. 132 pp., illustrations: 183 col., 8 b&w, 23 × 21 cm. Hebrew and English. |
| Location |
Eretz Israel Museum (16 November 2001–July 2002) |
| Description |
The origins, uses and popularity of the hamsa. Comments by collector William L. Gross. Introduction by Nitza Bahrouzi. Two essays: “The Judaization of the Khamsa” (Shalom Sabar), and “The Khamsa in Contemporary Israeli Society” (Hagit Matras). Exhibits included both amulets in the shape of the hamsa and a wide variety of Judaica objects on which the hamsa appears. 135 items. |
| main keywords |
AMULETSCEREMONIAL OBJECTSCEREMONIAL OBJECTS, CONTEMPORARY/MODERNHAMSASJEWELRYTORAH ORNAMENTS |
| minor keywords |
Hanukkah lampsKetubbotKey chainsRimmonimScrolls of Esther, casesShana Tova greeting cardsShiviti plaques, paperSynagogue lampsSynagogue textilesTefillin bagsTorah Ark curtainsYadYahrzeit/Memorial lamps |
| Related ephemera |
Invitation to exhibition opening, 2 col. illus., 20 × 10 cm; Exhibition card, 1 col. illus., 20 × 9.5 cm. |
| All Time | Past Year | Past 30 Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Views | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Full Text Views | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |