| Curator |
Mohamed Saadouni. |
| Collection |
Dahan-Hirsch. |
| Imprint |
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2005. 41 pp., no illustrations, 29.8 × 21.3 cm. English. |
| Location |
Bijbels Museum (22 September 2005–15 January 2006) |
| Description |
The history and culture of Moroccan Jewry. Historical introduction. Individual sections, each with introductory texts and list of objects, on: rural and city communities, popular beliefs and saints, synagogue and cult objects, festivals and ceremonies, costume, emigration, etc. Also includes brief introduction to the 400-year-old relationship between Morocco and the Netherlands. 228 items. |
| main keywords |
CEREMONIAL OBJECTSCOSTUMEJEWELRYMOROCCONETHERLANDSPHOTOGRAPHSSYNAGOGUESTORAH ORNAMENTS |
| minor keywords |
AmuletsArchaeological findsBook bindingsBridal garmentsCircumcision clothsCircumcision implements/objectsCoinsDeath/MourningHamsasHanukkah lampsHead coverings, women’sHistorical documentsHistorical photographsKetubbotKiddush cupsMezuzah casesMusicNeedlework/EmbroideryPaintings, Jewish customs & ceremoniesPilgrimagePortraits, rabbisPostcardsPrinted booksRimmonimScrolls of Esther, casesSynagogue lampsSynagogues, MoroccoTalit bagsTobacco/Snuff boxesTombstones, MoroccoTorah bindersWedding/MarriageYadYahrzeit/Memorial lamps |
| Related ephemera |
Exhibition leaflet, 6 pp., 5 col., b&w illus., 21 × 10 cm; Invitation to exhibition opening, 21 September 2005, single card, 3 b&w illus., 21 × 14.8 cm. |