American Bicentennial Exhibition. בסימן טוב(135 words)
Author |
Esther H. Oppenheim.
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Curator |
Odeda Rosenthal.
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Imprint |
New York City, USA, 1976. Booklet, 8 pp., cover illustration only, 22.5 × 15.3 cm. English.
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Location |
Congregation Shearith Israel (23 May 1976)
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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.
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main keywords |
CEREMONIAL OBJECTS NEW YORK CITY SHEARITH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE SYNAGOGUES TORAH ORNAMENTS
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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Cemeteries, United States Circumcision implements/objects Coats of Arms Hand-washing vessels Hanukkah lamps Historical documents Ketubbot Kiddush cups Levite sets Myer Myers Ner Tamid Omer calendars Portraits Purim tzedakah containers Reader’s desk Rimmonim Samplers (needlework) Soldiers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
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Related ephemera |
Partial exhibition checklist, with material listed according to room, 13 pp., no illustrations, 28 × 21.6 cm.
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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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