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

בעקבות קולומבוס: יהודים באמריקה,1880–1654‬‬‎ In the Footsteps of Columbus. Jews in America, 1654–1880
(124 words)

Editor

Yossi Avner.

Curators

Kenneth Libo, Leorah Kroyanker.

Imprint

Tel Aviv, Israel, 1986. 106 pp., illustrations: 16 col., 102 b&w, 22 × 23.5 cm. Hebrew and English.

Location

Beit Hatfutsot (Opening: 19 March 1986)

Description

A largley photographic-documentary exhibition on Spanish and German-speaking Jews who came to America before the Great Eastern European Migration in 1881. The story begins in 1650, and continues through the Industrial Revolution, the Civil War, and the conquest of the Wild West. Introductory essay by Kenneth Libo. More than 350 objects. No itemized listing.

main keywords

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
PHOTOGRAPHS
PORTRAITS
UNITED STATES

minor keywords

Circumcision implements/objects
Historical photographs
Ketubbot
Myer Myers
Omer calendars
Printed books
Prints, Jewish customs & ceremonies
Prints, synagogues
Rimmonim
Soldiers (Jewish) & related objects
Synagogues, United States

Cite this page
“‮בעקבות קולומבוס: יהודים באמריקה, ‭1880–1654‬‬‎ In the Footsteps of Columbus. Jews in America, 1654–1880”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 03 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0890>
First published online: 2019



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