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

Meraviglie dal ghetto. Il tesoro ebraico di Prage
(244 words)

Translated titleWonders of the Ghetto. The Treasury of Jewish Prague
Editors

Annie Sacerdoti, Franco Bonilauri, Anna Marcella Falco Tedeschi, Vicenza Maugeri.

Curators

Franco Bonilauri, Vicenza Maugeri.

Collection

Jewish Museum in Prague.

Imprint

Milan, Italy, 1988. 142 pp. (incl. 96 pls), illustrations: 64 col., 32 b&w, 27 × 23.5 cm. Italian.

Location

Palazzo dei Diamanti, Ferrara (20 September 1988–15 January 1989)

Description

The first European exhibition of treasures from the Jewish Museum in Prague. Eight essays on the history of the museum in various periods, the Prague ghetto, the State Judaica Collection, synagogue textiles, synagogue silver, and the manuscript collection. Basic and descriptive entries. 181 items.

Description

This exhibition was part of a larger project dedicated to the history and cultural riches of the Jews of Emilia-Romagna and the Jews of Prague. The second exhibition, Arte e cultura ebraiche in Emilia-Romagna [Jewish Art and Culture in Emilia-Romagna], shown at the same time, was divided between two locations. The objects were displayed in the Palazzo dei Diamanti, and the manuscripts were shown in the Palazzo Paradiso. See #957.

main keywords

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
HEVRA KADISHA
JEWISH MUSEUM IN PRAGUE, HISTORY OF
PHOTOGRAPHS
PRAGUE
SYNAGOGUE TEXTILES
SYNAGOGUES
TORAH ORNAMENTS

minor keywords

Besamim
Cemeteries, Czech Republic
Cemeteries, Prague
Challah covers
Clocks/Watches
Costume
Cribs/Cradles
Czech Republic
Drawings/Sketches
Etrog containers
Flags, Shlomo Molkho
Games/Toys
Hanukkah lamps
Head coverings, men’s
Hevra Kadisha painted panels
Hevra Kadisha member portraits
Hevra Kadisha pitchers/tankards
Hevra Kadisha utensils
Holocaust
Kaufmann, Isidor
Keter Torah
Keys
Levite sets
Paintings, Jewish figures
Pesach plates
Rimmonim
Shiviti plaques, metal
Synagogues, Czech Republic
Synagogues, Prague
Tass
Tefillin bags
Torah Ark curtains
Torah Ark valances
Torah Arks, fragments
Torah mantles
Tzedakah boxes/containers
Yad

Related ephemera

Exhibition leaflet, 6 pp., 2 col. illus., 21 × 10.5 cm.

Cite this page
“Meraviglie dal ghetto. Il tesoro ebraico di Prage”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 30 May 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0958>
First published online: 2019



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