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

“Suchet der Stadt Bestes”. Die jüdische Gemeinde Hofgeismars zwischen Assimilation und Untergang
(106 words)

Translated title“Search for the City’s Best”. The Jewish Community of Hofgeismar Between Assimilation and Destruction
Editors

Helmut Burmeister, Michael Dorhs.

Imprint

Hofgeismar, Germany, 1990. 80 pp., illustrations: 37 b&w, 23.5 × 16.7 cm. German.

Location

Stadtmuseum Hofgeismar (1990)

Description

A largely documentary exhibition on Hofgeismar’s Jewish community, 1933–1945. Main, historical essay by Michael Dorhs includes biographical sketches of 15 of Hofgeismar’s Jewish families. Additional articles on: the future museum in the reconstructed synagogue complex (Eberhard Mey), and the Judaica collection in the local museum (Helmut Burmeister). No itemized listing.

main keywords

HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
HOFGEISMAR
PHOTOGRAPHS
SYNAGOGUES

minor keywords

Germany
Synagogues, Germany
Synagogues, Hofgeismar

Cite this page
““Suchet der Stadt Bestes”. Die jüdische Gemeinde Hofgeismars zwischen Assimilation und Untergang”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 25 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1096>
First published online: 2019



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