Translated title | Paths and Spaces of the Jews. The Molenbeek Synagogue. Facets of Contemporary Judaism |
Author & Curator |
Philippe Pierret. |
Co-curator |
Olivier Hottois. |
Imprint |
Brussels, Belgium, 2006. 204 pp., illustrations: 148 col., 28 b&w, 24.7 × 21.1 cm. French and Flemish. |
Location |
Musée Juif de Belgique (18 October 2006–23 March 2007) |
Description |
The synagogue (established 1948) and community of Molenbeek. Individual sections on: the history of the Jews of this region, the synagogue’s founders, and numerous other topics relating to Jewish life, thought, rituals and ceremonies. Exhibition included reconstructed rooms of the synagogue. No itemized listing. |
Description |
The exhibition was originally planned as a temporary display, but became a permanent installation. It was displayed until the beginning of 2015, when the Museum closed for renovations. |
main keywords |
CEREMONIAL OBJECTSHISTORICAL DOCUMENTSMOLENBEEKPHOTOGRAPHSPORTRAITSPRINTSSYNAGOGUE TEXTILESSYNAGOGUESTORAH ORNAMENTS |
minor keywords |
AmuletsBelgiumBesamimBrusselsCemeteries, BelgiumElijah’s chairHistorical photographsKeter TorahKetubbotKiddush cupsMizrachPaintings, synagoguesPapercutsPostcardsPrinted booksPrints, Jewish customs & ceremoniesPrints, TempleShabbat lampsSoldiers (Jewish) & related objectsSynagogues, BelgiumSynagogues, MolenbeekTassTombstones, BelgiumTorah Ark curtainsTorah bindersTorah mantlesYadYahrzeit calendarsYahrzeit/Memorial lampsYahrzeit/Memorial plaques/sheetsYiddish literatureZionism |