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

A Tree Still Stands. The Last Jews of Eastern Europe. An Exhibition by the Spertus Museum of Judaica, Chicago, Illinois. Photographs by Yale Strom and Brian Blue
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Curators

Nathaniel Stampfer, Mark Akgulian, Olga Weiss.

Imprint

Chicago, Ill., USA, 1986. Booklet, 24 pp., illustrations: 8 b&w, 28 × 21.6 cm. English.

Location

Spertus Museum (4 December 1986–23 March 1987)

Description

Photographic essay documenting contemporary life in Eastern European communities. How and why these Jews have remained in Eastern Europe despite the annihilation of their communities is one of the main questions that was posed by the display. Foreword by Morris A. Fred. Historical introductions to each country by Yale Strom. Reflections on the exhibition by Nathaniel Stampfer. Material divided by country, each with one photograph. No itemized listing.

main keywords

EASTERN EUROPE
BLUE, BRIAN
PHOTOGRAPHS
STROM, YALE

minor keywords

Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Hungary
Poland
Romania
Russia/Soviet Union
Synagogues
Yugoslavia

Cite this page
“A Tree Still Stands. The Last Jews of Eastern Europe. An Exhibition by the Spertus Museum of Judaica, Chicago, Illinois. Photographs by Yale Strom and Brian Blue”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 02 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0862>
First published online: 2019



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