Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica

Palestine in Mexborough. Illustrated Official Guide and Souvenir with Photographs
(111 words)

Imprint

Mexborough, United Kingdom, 1935. Booklet, 16 pp., illustrations: 17 b&w, 21 × 13.8 cm. English.

Location

Olympia Palace (14–21 March 1935)

Description

An explicitly missionary exhibition that sought to inspire visitors (especially Jews) to embrace the Church of Christ through a recreation of the Eastern atmosphere in which the biblical events took place. Photographs, models and reconstructed environments dominated the exhibition, the final section of which detailed the activities of the Church Missions to Jews (C.M.J.) in 13 countries. No itemized listing.

main keywords

ERETZ ISRAEL
PHOTOGRAPHS
TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM MODELS

minor keywords

Amulets
Archaeological finds
Historical photographs
Holy Land souvenirs
Holy Land souvenirs, olive wood
Mezuzah cases
Paintings, Eretz Israel/Holy Land

Cite this page
“Palestine in Mexborough. Illustrated Official Guide and Souvenir with Photographs”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 21 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0086>
First published online: 2019



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