| Editor |
Gabriele Holthuis. |
| Curators |
William L. Gross, Monika Boosen, Gabriele Holthuis. |
| Collection |
Gross Family Collection. |
| Imprint |
Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, 2004. 142 pp., illustrations: 62 col., 32 b&w, 24 × 16.5 cm. German and English. |
| ISBN |
3936988021 |
| Location |
Museum im Prediger (22 September 2004–30 January 2005) |
| Description |
The history and use of the Hamsa as a popular apotropaic amulet. Central essays on the Hamsa in Jewish art (William L. Gross), and the Hamsa in contemporary culture (Gabriele Holthuis). Basic information. 61 items. |
| main keywords |
AMULETSCEREMONIAL OBJECTSCEREMONIAL OBJECTS, CONTEMPORARY/MODERNHAMSASJEWELRYPRINTED BOOKSTORAH ORNAMENTS |
| minor keywords |
Hanukkah lampsHistorical photographsJewelryKetubbotKey chainsMoroccoNorth AfricaPostcardsRimmonimShiviti plaques, paperSilversmithingSynagogue lampsTalit bagsTorah Ark curtainsTorah bindersTorah casesYad |
| Related ephemera |
Press release, 4 pp.; Invitation to exhibition opening, leaflet, 4 pp., 21 × 10.5 cm; Bound copy of press material related to the exhibition; Jahresvorschau 2004, listing the Museum’s exhibition schedule for the year, including both the current exhibition and “Jüdische Türme aus Schwäbisch Gmünd” [#1688]. |