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Monumental catalog on the historical, spiritual, intellectual and material-cultural aspects of Sephardic Jewry. Introduction by Sylvia A. Herskowitz. Seven essays, including “The Majesty of Minhag: The Sanctity of Custom in Spanish and Portuguese Synagogues” (Solomon Gaon), “Manuscripts and Book Illustration Among the Sephardim Before and After the Expulsion” (Shalom Sabar) and “The Sephardic Journey—500 Years of Jewish Ceremonial Objects” (Chaya Benjamin). Complete listing of exhibits, according to geographical region: Spain and Portugal, Turkey and the Balkans, Middle East, North Africa, Western Europe, and the New World. Descriptive entries. 758 items.
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Aleph-Bet books/sheets
Algeria
Amulets
Antisemitic images/objects
Austria
Banners
Besamim
Bevis Marks Synagogue, London
Bibles
Book bindings
Bridal/Wedding belts
Bulgaria
Canada
Carpets/Rugs
Cemeteries, Amsterdam
Challah covers
Circumcision cloths
Circumcision garments
Circumcision implements/objects
Coats of Arms
Coins
Curaçao
Damascene work
Death/Mourning
Dowry items
Egypt
England
Eretz Israel
Eruv container
Etrog containers
Flags, societies/institutions
France
Germany
Greece
Haggadot
Hamsas
Hand-washing vessels
Hanukkah lamps, synagogue
Havdalah cups
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Egypt
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, France, 17th–19th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Morocco
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts/documents
Hebrew printing, Portugal
Hebrew printing, Spain
Hevra Kadisha implements
Hillula
Historical photographs
Homes/Residences, Jewish
Italy
Itinerarium
Jacob Zoreph (scribe-artist)
Jewelry
Keter Torah
Keys
Kiddush cups
Kiddush jugs/decanters
Levite sets
Libya
Medals
Mensasseh ben Israel
Mexico
Mezuzah cases
Mezuzah covers
Mohel
Montefiore, Moses
Morocco
Myer Myers
Needlework/Embroidery
Needlework/Embroidery folk panels
Netherlands
Papercuts
Peru
Pesach cups
Pesach plates
Prayerbooks/Mahzors
Prints, costume
Prints, Jewish customs & ceremonies
Prints, Jewish figures
Prints, synagogues
Prints, Temple of Jerusalem
Purim, individual/communal
Purim costumes
Rabbis, garments
Reader’s desk covers
Rembrandt van Rijn
Rimmonim
Romania
Rosewater containers
Salom Italia, Esther scroll borders
Salom Italia, Menasseh ben Israel portrait
Samplers (needlework)
Scrolls of Esther, blessing sheets
Scrolls of Esther, cases
Scrolls of Esther, engraved borders
Scrolls of Esther, illuminated
Scrolls of Esther, rollers
Seals/Stamps, personal
Seals/Stamps, rabbi’s
Shechita
Shiviti plaques, paper
Silhouettes
Sukkah
Sukkah decorations
Sukkah decorations, Ushpizin
Sukkot plates
Surinam
Synagogues, Amsterdam
Synagogues, Germany
Synagogues, Greece
Synagogues, Jerusalem
Synagogues, models/reconstructions
Synagogues, Morocco
Synagogues, New York City
Synagogues, Portugal
Synagogues, Rhodes
Synagogues, Spain
Synagogues, United States
Synagogues, Yugoslavia
Syria
Talit
Talit bags
Tass
Tefillin bags
Tobacco/Snuff boxes
Torah Ark curtains
Torah binders
Torah cases
Torah covers
Torah mantles
Torah plaques
Torah staves
Touro Synagogue
Tunisia
Tzedakah boxes/containers
Wall sconces
Wedding plates
Wedding poems, riddles & songs
Wedding/Marriage
Writing implements
Yad
Yahrzeit/Memorial lamps
Yahrzeit/Memorial plaques/sheets
Yugoslavia
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