| Curator |
Peggy K. Pearlstein. |
| Co-curator |
Ann Brenner. |
| Imprint |
Washington, D.C., USA, 2012. Leaflet, 14 pp., illustrations: 12 col., 23 × 13.7 cm. English. |
| Location |
Library of Congress (25 October 2012–16 March 2013) |
| Description |
A celebration of America’s on-going commitment to collecting, preserving, and making available the material culture of all those who have come to her shores in search of freedom and opportunity. The Judaic Collection of the Library of Congress testifies to America’s welcoming of the Jewish people and their culture. Variety of objects including books and manuscripts. Separate checklist. 62 items. |
| main keywords |
HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTSPRINTED BOOKS |
| minor keywords |
AmuletsEretz IsraelHaggadotHaggadot, illuminated manuscriptsHaggadot, IsraeliHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Ashkenaz, 15th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 17th–19th CHoly Land souvenirs, olive woodJoel ben Shimon (scribe-artist)KetubbotMusicPlaying cardsPostersPrayerbooks/MahzorsScrolls of Esther, illuminatedScrolls of Esther, modern/contemporarySong of Songs, illustratedTorah (scroll)Torah mantlesWedding poems, riddles & songsYiddish literature |
| Related ephemera |
Exhibition checklist with basic unnumbered listing of 62 items, leaflet, 6 pp., no illus., 21.5 × 9 cm. |