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

The Jews of Ethiopia. A People in Transition
(122 words)

Curator

Natalia Berger.

Co-curator

Kay Kaufman Shelemay.

Imprint

Tel Aviv, Israel, 1986. 95 pp., illustrations: 34 col., 77 b&w, 27 × 21 cm. English.

Location

Beit Hatfutsot (1986)

Description

A largely documentary exhibition, with numerous photographs from Beit Hatfutsot’s archives. Five catalog essays on: the history of Ethiopian Jewry (Steven Kaplan), the activities of Jacques Faitlovitch, researcher and advocate of Ethiopian Jews (Itzhak Grinfeld), memories of an Ethiopian youth in Israel (Yona Bogale), the Beta Israel community in 20th-century Ethiopia (Kay Shelemay), and the Ethiopian presence in Israel (Chaim Rosen). No itemized listing.

main keywords

ETHIOPIA
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
PHOTOGRAPHS

minor keywords

Amulets
Eretz Israel
Jewelry
Soldiers (Jewish) & related objects
Synagogue textiles
Women’s handicrafts

Other venue

Jewish Museum New York, New York City, USA.

Cite this page
“The Jews of Ethiopia. A People in Transition”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 09 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0894>
First published online: 2019



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