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

Zeugnisse Jüdischen Lebens aus der Genisa von Memmelsdorf (Unterfranken)
(122 words)

Translated titleEvidence of Jewish Life from the Geniza of Memmelsdorf (Lower Franconia)
Imprint

Würzburg, Germany, 1989. 12 pp., cover illustration only, 29.5 × 21 cm. German.

Location

Jüdisches Dokumentationszentrum Würzburg (October–November 1989)

Description

Catalog listing of items from the Memmelsdorf genizah, exhibited in 7 sections: 1. Bible, Talmud, Rabbinic Literature, 2. Prayers, Hebrew and Yiddish, 3. Yiddish Literature, 4. Teachings, Manuscripts and Miscellanea, 5. Folk Beliefs and Rituals, 6. Calendar, 7. Headwear and Torah Wimpel. Texts and descriptive entries by Hermann Süß. Brief explanatory texts on the topics of folk beliefs, the calendars from the genizah, and the meaning of a “Pseudodruck”. 117 items.

main keywords

AMULETS
MEMMELSDORF, GENIZAH

minor keywords

Bibles
Germany
Head coverings, men’s
Meshal ha-Kadmoni
Prayerbooks/Mahzors
Printed books
Torah binders
Yiddish literature

Cite this page
“Zeugnisse Jüdischen Lebens aus der Genisa von Memmelsdorf (Unterfranken)”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 05 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1081>
First published online: 2019



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