Exhibition of Jewish Religious Art

Imprint	Cape Town, South Africa, 1954. Booklet, 27 pp., illustrations: 8 b&w, 18.5 × 24.5 cm. English.
Location	Old Synagogue, Cape Town (25 May–5 June 1954)
Description	A reduced version of an exhibition of ceremonial objects held in Johannesburg [#153]. Most of the catalog text is identical, with some differences in illustrations. Foreword by Israel Abrahams, “A Note on the Exhibition” by H. Abt, “Jewish Religious Art” by Lippy Lipschitz. Minimal descriptions. 334 items.
main keywords	CEREMONIAL OBJECTS SYNAGOGUE TEXTILES TORAH ORNAMENTS
minor keywords	Amulets Archaeological finds Besamim Bridal/Wedding belts Candlesticks/Candelabra Challah covers Challah knives Chuppah Etrog containers Hanukkah lamps Havdalah plates Keter Torah Ketubbot Kiddush cups Levite sets Matzah covers/bags Mizrach Mezuzah cases Omer calendars Pesach plates Pesach towel covers Pidyon ha-Ben plates Pilgrims’ flasks/jugs Purim plates Reader’s desk covers Rimmonim Scrolls of Esther, cases Scrolls of Esther, illuminated Scrolls of Esther, modern/contemporary Scrolls of Esther, rollers Shiviti plaques, paper Talit neckband Tass Tefillin cases Torah Ark curtains Torah binders Torah mantles Yad
Other venue	Duncan Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa (15–21 February 1954)
Catalog from other venue	#153

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