Jerusalem, Israel, 1946–1947. Booklet, 8 pp., no illustrations, Hebrew and English.

Bezalel National Museum (8–29 March 1947)

An exhibition and fund-raising effort, showcasing objects acquired by the Schatz Fund during its first five years of activity. Brief introduction describes the Fund’s mission to rescue remnants of Jewish Art from Europe and find a permanent home for them at the Bezalel National Museum. An impassioned plea is made for others to contribute financially to these efforts, calling the exhibition a “warning” and call to action. Objects, in various quantities, listed according to type: paintings, Haggadot, manuscripts, Esther scrolls, circumcision implements, ceremonial objects, textiles, seals, Hanukkah lamps, Torah breastplates, and Torah pointers. Descriptive entries include the year the item was acquired by the Fund. 100 items.

According to the text, the Schatz Fund celebrated its founding every year on Purim with an exhibition of its most important acquisitions.

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
RESTITUTION OF ART/BOOKS
SCHATZ, BORIS
SYNAGOGUE TEXTILES
TORAH ORNAMENTS

Aaron Wolf Herlingen of Gewitsch (scribe-artist)
Besamim
Bridal/Wedding belts
Brusttichl
Candlesticks/Candelabra
Carpets/Rugs
Circumcision implements/objects
Etrog containers
Haggadot, illuminated manuscripts
Hanukkah lamps
Head coverings, women’s
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Ashkenaz, 12th–14th C
Jacob ben Judah Leib Jaffe of Berlin (scribe-artist)
Kiddush cups
Nathan ben Simson of Meseritsch (scribe-artist)
Paintings
Portraits
Reader’s desk covers
Salom Italia, Esther scroll borders
Scrolls of Esther, cases
Scrolls of Esther, engraved borders
Scrolls of Esther, illuminated
Seals/Stamps
Talit neckband
Tass
Torah Ark curtains
Torah binders
Tzedakah boxes/containers
Yad

Exhibition booklet, Hebrew and English, 32 pp., no illustrations, 16.5 × 11 cm. Listing of 100 items.