| Curator |
Orit Engelberg Baram. |
| Co-curator |
Houman Sarshar. |
| Imprint |
Tel Aviv, Israel, 2010. 290 pp., illustrations: 115 col., 29 b&w, 27 × 22.5 cm. Hebrew and English. |
| ISBN |
9789654250207 |
| Location |
Beit Hatfutsot—The Museum of the Jewish People (December 2010–May 2011) |
| Description |
Monumental, multi-disciplinary study of Iranian Jewry. 13 essays address: the exhibition itself, the history of this ancient community (David Yeroushalmi), its visual culture (Ariella Amar), its 20th-century existence (David Meashri), immigrant communities in the United States (Houman Sarshar) and in Israel (Yeroushalmi), wedding customs, including images of 8 ketubbot (Esther Shkalim), contemporary Iranian Jewish art (Hagai Segev), etc. No itemized listing. |
| main keywords |
AMULETSCEREMONIAL OBJECTSCOSTUMEIRAN/PERSIAJEWISH ART, CONTEMPORARY/MODERNPAINTINGSWEDDING/MARRIAGE |
| minor keywords |
Antisemitic images/objectsArchaeological findsAstrolabesBiblical imagesBridal garmentsCarpets/RugsDura EuroposElijah’s chairHamsasHebrew illuminated manuscripts, PersianHistorical documentsHistorical photographsIncantation bowlsIsfahanJewish artistsJewish PressJudeo-Persian manuscriptsKetubbotKiddush cupsMedicineMikvah itemsMontefiore, MosesMusical instrumentsNer TamidPaintings, Jewish figuresPostcardsPurim costumesRimmonimShiviti plaques, parchment/leatherTextiles, printing blockTombs of the RighteousTorah casesWriting implementsZionism |
| Other venue |
Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif., USA (12 October 2012–10 March 2013) |
| Catalog from other venue |