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

Historica Hebraica. Jüdische Kunst, Kultur und Geschichte aus dem Staatlichen Jüdischen Museum Prag. Ausstellungs-Katalog
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Translated titleHistorica Hebraica. Jewish Art, Culture and History from the State Jewish Museum of Prague. Exhibition Catalog
Collection

Jewish Museum in Prague.

Imprint

Berlin, Germany, 1965. 176 pp., 48 pp. (illus.), illustrations: 62 b&w, 17 × 24 cm. German.

Location

Jüdisches Gemeindehaus (1–22 September 1965)

Description

A large, well-documented exhibition of Judaica and Hebraica, mostly from the Jewish Museum in Prague. The catalog’s first half is dedicated to the Synagogue and House. Additional sections discuss the history of Berlin’s Jewish Museum, the Jewish Year, the Jewish Court in Berlin, the Judenstadt of Prague, and the Maharal (Judah Loew ben Bezalel). Explanatory information on specific types of objects and rituals throughout. Basic entries. 645 items.

main keywords

BERLIN
BERLINER JÜDISCHES MUSEUM, HISTORY OF
CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
CZECH REPUBLIC
HEVRA KADISHA
MAHARAL
PORTRAITS
PRAGUE
RABBIS
SYNAGOGUE TEXTILES
SYNAGOGUES
TORAH ORNAMENTS

minor keywords

Amulets
Besamim
Book bindings
Candlesticks/Candelabra
Cemeteries, Czech Republic
Challah covers
Challah knives
Chuppah
Circumcision implements/objects
Coins
Etrog containers
Germany
Haggadot
Haggadot, Israeli
Halitza shoe
Hanukkah lamps
Hanukkah lamps, synagogue
Havdalah plates
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Ashkenaz, 12th–14th C
Hevra Kadisha painted panels
Hevra Kadisha pitchers/tankards
Hevra Kadisha tzedakah boxes
Hevra Kadisha utensils
Historical documents
Jewish artists
Keter Torah
Ketubbot
Keys
Kiddush cups
Kiddush jugs/decanters
Levite sets
Matzah covers/bags
Matzah rolling pins/scorers
Medals
Mezuzah cases
Mizrach
Ner Tamid
Oil lamps, ancient
Omer calendars
Oppenheimer, Joseph (“Jud Süß”)
Pesach plates
Plates, inscribed dairy/meat
Portraits, rabbis
Printed books
Prints, Jewish customs & ceremonies
Rimmonim
Shechita knives
Scrolls of Esther, cases
Scrolls of Esther, engraved borders
Scrolls of Esther, rollers
Shabbat lamps
Shabbat plates
Shana Tova greeting cards
Shiviti plaques, metal
Soldiers (Jewish) & related objects
Synagogues, Czech Republic
Talit
Tass
Torah Ark curtains
Torah binders
Torah mantles
Tzedakah boxes/containers
Wedding rings
Yad
Yahrzeit/Memorial lamps
Yom Kippur at Metz wall hanging
Yom Kippur belt buckles

Cite this page
“Historica Hebraica. Jüdische Kunst, Kultur und Geschichte aus dem Staatlichen Jüdischen Museum Prag. Ausstellungs-Katalog”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 08 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0297>
First published online: 2019



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