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

Catalogue of the Exhibition “The Shtetl 1900–1939”
(111 words)

Imprint

New York City, USA, 1959. Booklet, 49 pp., no illustrations, 28 × 21.5 cm. English.

Location

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research (1959)

Description

A traveling exhibition of material on religious life, Jewish institutions, synagogues, holidays, funerals, cemeteries, and souvenir cards, intended to teach visitors about the way of life that had been typical of Jewish small towns. Exhibits covered the period between the beginning of the 19th century until the shtetl’s destruction at the hands of the Nazis. Mimeographed catalog. Brief introduction. Index of 390 shtetls. Basic entries. 781 items.

main keywords

EASTERN EUROPE
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
PHOTOGRAPHS
SHTETLS
SYNAGOGUES

minor keywords

Amulets
Cemeteries
Hanukkah lamps
Historical photographs
Music
Playing cards
Portraits
Postcards
Simchat Torah flags
Synagogues, Eastern Europe
Tefillin bags

Cite this page
“Catalogue of the Exhibition “The Shtetl 1900–1939””, 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_CC0214>
First published online: 2019



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