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

Temple of Religion and Tower of Peace at the Golden Gate International Exposition 1939–1940
(111 words)

Author

Stanley Armstrong Hunter

Imprint

San Francisco, Calif., USA, 1939. xxx, 96 pp., illustrations: 40 b&w, 24.5 × 16.5 cm. English.

Location

Golden Gate Exposition, Treasure Island (18 February–29 October 1939)

Description

Exhibits from various world religions, centered around a specially-constructed Temple representing all faiths. Foreword by Rudolph I. Coffee. The Jewish exhibit of ceremonial objects is discussed on pp. 35–40. 2 photographs of the Jewish vitrines. No itemized listing.

main keywords

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
TORAH ORNAMENTS

minor keywords

Besamim
Chuppah
Elijah’s cup
Haggadot, illuminated manuscripts
Hanukkah lamps
Kabbalah
Ketubbot
Maps, Holy Land
Pesach plates
Printed books
Scrolls of Esther, cases
Spinoza, Baruch
Wedding rings

Second showing

Golden Gate Exposition, Treasure Island, San Francisco, Calif., USA (25 May–29 September 1940)

Cite this page
“Temple of Religion and Tower of Peace at the Golden Gate International Exposition 1939–1940”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 09 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0094>
First published online: 2019



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