Translated title | A Night and A Day. An Exhibition About November 9th/10th, 1938 in Vienna |
Author & Curator |
Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek. |
Imprint |
Vienna, Austria, 2002. Booklet, 20 pp., illustrations: 12 col., 20 × 15.5 cm. German. |
Location |
Jüdisches Museum Wien (10–28 November 2002) |
Description |
The events of Kristallnacht as they unfolded over a 24-hour period, marking the beginning of the end of Jewish Vienna. Detailed timeline documents the technocratic orders, destruction of synagogues, suicides and murders. Destroyed remains of Viennese ceremonial objects illustrate the decimation of Jewish Vienna’s cultural wealth. Introductory essay by Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek. Descriptions and histories of four exhibits. No itemized listing. |
main keywords |
CEREMONIAL OBJECTSKRISTALLNACHTSYNAGOGUESTORAH ORNAMENTSVIENNA |
minor keywords |
AustriaAntisemitic images/objectsCandlesticks/CandelabraHanukkah lampsHolocaustKeter TorahNer TamidRimmonimRingsSynagogues, AustriaSynagogues, ViennaTassYad |
Related ephemera |
English translation of introductory essay, 2 pp., 29.5 × 21 cm. |