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

גרשם שלום (תרנ״ח-תשמ״ב). תערוכה במלאות חמש שנים לפטירתו ולציון העברת ספרייתו לבית הספרים‬‎ Gershom Scholem (1897–1982). Commemorative Exhibition on the Fifth Anniversary of his Death and the Installation of his Library at the JNUL
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Editors

Margot Cohn, Rivka Plesser.

Imprint

Jerusalem, Israel, 1988. 47 pp., 53 pp.*, illustrations: 77 b&w, 27 × 21.3 cm. Hebrew and English.

Location

Jewish National and University Library (1 March–30 June 1987)

Description

The life and activities of Gershom Scholem as reflected through books and documents from his private library. Topics include: childhood and youth in Germany, work at the JNUL and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Kabbala research, public figures and friends, opinions on contemporary issues, etc. Catalog (published more than a year after the exhibition) includes only 260 of the 420 items originally displayed. Forewords by Malachi Beit-Arié and Raphael Weiser. Descriptive entries. 260 items.

main keywords

HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
PHOTOGRAPHS
PRINTED BOOKS

minor keywords

Amulets
Historical photographs
Kabbalah

Cite this page
“‮גרשם שלום (תרנ״ח-תשמ״ב). תערוכה במלאות חמש שנים לפטירתו ולציון העברת ספרייתו לבית הספרים‬‎ Gershom Scholem (1897–1982). Commemorative Exhibition on the Fifth Anniversary of his Death and the Installation of his Library at the JNUL”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 25 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0914>
First published online: 2019



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