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

The American Jewish Experience
(95 words)

Editor

Sallie M. Gross.

Curator

Kenneth Libo.

Imprint

Philadelphia, Pa., USA, 1989. 128 pp., illustrations: 45 col., 38 b&w, 28 × 21.7 cm. English.

Location

National Museum of American Jewish History (1989)

Description

Jewish life in America, from the Colonial period onwards. Preface by Margo Bloom. Introduction to the exhibition by Alice Greenwald and Kenneth Libo. 6 historical essays, illustrated by documentary and artistic exhibits. Descriptive entries. 320 items.

main keywords

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
UNITED STATES

minor keywords

Circumcision garments
Hanukkah lamps
Ketubbot
Kiddush cups
Levite sets
Myer Myers
Needlework/Embroidery
Pesach plates
Postcards
Prints, synagogues
Rimmonim
Soldiers (Jewish) & related objects
Synagogues, United States
Torah (scroll)
Torah ark fragments
Tzedakah boxes/containers
Yiddish

Cite this page
“The American Jewish Experience”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 29 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1067>
First published online: 2019



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