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

American Bicentennial Exhibition. ‮בסימן טוב‬‎
(135 words)

Author

Esther H. Oppenheim.

Curator

Odeda Rosenthal.

Imprint

New York City, USA, 1976. Booklet, 8 pp., cover illustration only, 22.5 × 15.3 cm. English.

Location

Congregation Shearith Israel (23 May 1976)

Description

The history of Congregation Shearith Israel (established in 1654), and those aspects of American society that have contributed to its flourishing. Special section on the congregation’s “Little Synagogue” and its contents, much of which was produced in New York, 18th–19th C. No itemized listing.

main keywords

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
NEW YORK CITY
SHEARITH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE
SYNAGOGUES
TORAH ORNAMENTS

minor keywords

Besamim
Candlesticks/Candelabra
Cemeteries, United States
Circumcision implements/objects
Coats of Arms
Hand-washing vessels
Hanukkah lamps
Historical documents
Ketubbot
Kiddush cups
Levite sets
Myer Myers
Ner Tamid
Omer calendars
Portraits
Purim tzedakah containers
Reader’s desk
Rimmonim
Samplers (needlework)
Soldiers (Jewish) & related objects
Stained glass
Synagogue chairs/benches
Synagogues, United States
Talit
Tombstones, sketches/rubbings
Torah Arks
Torah binders
Tzedakah boxes/containers
United States
Yahrzeit/Memorial lamps

Related ephemera

Partial exhibition checklist, with material listed according to room, 13 pp., no illustrations, 28 × 21.6 cm.

Cite this page
“American Bicentennial Exhibition. ‮בסימן טוב‬‎”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 28 November 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0539>
First published online: 2019



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