| Imprint |
Tel Aviv, Israel, 2004. 158 pp., illustrations: 142 col., 47 b&w, 32 × 24.2 cm. English. |
| ISBN |
3764370300 |
| Location |
Beit Hatfutsot (Opening: 24 February 2004) |
| Description |
Computer-generated reconstructions of German synagogues destroyed during Kristallnacht. Catalog with 4 essays, including two on: the history of Jewish religious architecture (Marc Grellert), and an introduction to German synagogues (Salomon Korn). Reconstructions presented according to city, each with introductory text on the building’s history. Exhibition (from Bonn, Germany) divided into three sections: 1. historical introduction to the process of discrimination and social ostracism of the Jews, which culminated in Kristallnacht, 2. photographic documentation of the synagogues’ destruction process, 3. virtual tours inside the synagogue reconstructions. |
| main keywords |
ANTISEMITIC IMAGES/OBJECTSBERLINCOLOGNEDORTMUNDDRESDENFRANKFURT AM MAINGERMANYHANOVERKAISERSLAUTERNKRISTALLNACHTLEIPZIGMUNICHNUREMBERGPHOTOGRAPHSPLAUENSYNAGOGUESSYNAGOGUES, ARCHITECTURAL PLANSSYNAGOGUES, ARCHITECTURESYNAGOGUES, MODELS/RECONSTRUCTIONS |
| minor keywords |
Historical photographsSynagogues, BerlinSynagogues, CologneSynagogues, DortmundSynagogues, DresdenSynagogues, Frankfurt am MainSynagogues, GermanySynagogues, HanoverSynagogues, KaiserslauternSynagogues, LeipzigSynagogues, MunichSynagogues, NurembergSynagogues, Plauen |
| Related ephemera |
Exhibition leaflet, 12 pp., 8 col. illus., 21 × 10 cm. |
| Other venue |
Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn, Germany (2000) |
| Catalog from other venue | |
| Companion DVD |
Synagogen in Deutschland. Eine Virtuelle Rekonstruktion. Synagogues in Germany. A Virtual Reconstruction. |