| Translated title | The Jews in Sicily |
| Editors |
Nicoló Bucaria, Michele Luzzati, Angela Tarantino. |
| Curators |
Marida Di Ferro, Antonino Polizzi. |
| Imprint |
Palermo, Italy, 2002. 389 pp., illustrations: 64 col., 70 b&w, 30.2 × 22 cm. Italian, with three essays in English. |
| ISBN |
887842196 |
| Location |
Convento della Magione (24 April–22 May 2002) |
| Description |
Monumental publication with 28 essays pertaining to the history, religion, and culture of Sicilian Jewry. Topics include: Late Antique and Byzantine Jewish amulets (Giancarlo Lacerenza), Jewish liturgical rites and holidays (Ariel Viterbo), Sicilian Jewry and coral art (Aldo Sparti; featuring an unusual Torah pointer), etc. Many archaeological finds, including stone inscriptions, carvings, oil lamps, and coins. In-depth descriptive entries. More than 100 items. |
| main keywords |
AMULETSARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDSCEREMONIAL OBJECTSSICILY |
| minor keywords |
Cairo GenizahCoinsGreeceHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 17th–19th CHistorical documentsItalyJudeo-Arabic manuscriptsKetubbotMikvahOil lamps, ancientPrinted booksRimmonimScrolls of Esther, engraved bordersSoldiers (Jewish) & related objectsSynagogues, inscriptions fromTombstones, ancientTorah ArksTorah casesYad |