Andreas Nachama, Julius H. Schoeps, Edward van Voolen, Gereon Sievernich.

Andreas Nachama, Gereon Sievernich.

Berlin, Germany, 1992. V–XXIII, 755 pp., illustrations: 365 col., 372 b&w, 24.5 × 18 cm. German.

Martin-Gropius-Bau (12 January–26 April 1992)

The largest and most comprehensive Jewish exhibition mounted since the Anglo-Jewish exhibition of 1887. Until this day, there has not been its equal. The exhibition and catalog addressed a myriad of topics on Jews and Judaism throughout the world. Catalog introduction to the exhibition by Andreas Nachama and Gereon Sievernich. Detailed description of the exhibition’s 20 rooms, each of which was dedicated to a specific topic, such as: Jewish history in antiquity (Room 1), Jewish Religion (Rooms 3–5, predominantly ceremonial objects and manuscripts), individual countries, cities and regions (Rooms 6–18: Berlin, Yemen, Morocco, Spain, Ottoman Empire/Thessaloniki, Amsterdam, America and Israel, each represented by a wide variety of exhibits), and The Religious Word (Room 20:1, with plethora of Hebrew illuminated manuscripts). In-depth descriptive entries. 2480 items.

AMSTERDAM
ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS
BERLIN
CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
COSTUME
ERETZ ISRAEL
HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
MENDELSSOHN, MOSES
MOROCCO
OTTOMAN EMPIRE
PAINTINGS
PHOTOGRAPHS
PORTRAITS
PRINTED BOOKS
PRINTS
SPAIN
THESSALONIKI
TORAH ORNAMENTS
UNITED STATES
YEMEN

Amulets
Astrolabes
Athias Press
Besamim
Bet Shean
Bookbindings
Bridal garments
Carpets/Rugs
Cemeteries, Germany
Circumcision garments
Circumcision implements/objects
Circumcision pillows
Clocks/Watches
Dead Sea Scrolls
Dura Europos
Eastern Europe
Etrog containers
Film industry
Hanukkah lamps
Havdalah plates
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Ashkenaz, 12th–14th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 15th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Spain, 12th–14th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Yemen
Hevra Kadisha painted panels
Historical documents
Historical photographs
Holocaust
Jewelry
Judeo-Persian manuscripts
Kaufmann, Isidor
Keter Torah
Ketubbot
Kiddush cups
Kiddush jugs/decanters
Menasseh ben Israel
Mezuzah cases
Mezuzah covers, textile
Micrography
Mizrach
Music
Ner Tamid
Netherlands
Omer calendars
Oppenheim, Moritz Daniel
Ossuaries/Sarcophagi
Ottoman Empire
Painters, Jewish
Paintings, Jewish customs & ceremonies
Papercuts
Pesach plates
Pilgrims’ flasks/jugs
Postcards
Posters
Prague
Prints, costume
Prints, Jewish customs & ceremonies
Prints, synagogues
Rimmonim
Scrolls of Esther, cases
Shabbat lamps
Shiviti plaques, paper
Sukkah decorations
Synagogue lamps
Synagogues, ancient
Synagogues, Amsterdam
Synagogues, models/reconstructions
Synagogues, United States
Tass
Thessaloniki
Tobacco/Snuff boxes
Torah Ark curtains
Torah Ark valances
Torah Arks
Torah binders
Torah cases
Torah mantles
Tzedakah boxes/containers
Vilna
Warsaw
Women in Judaism
Yad
Zionism

Jüdische Lebenswelten. Literatur. Schedule for public readings by 12 authors, booklet, 16 pp., 12 b&w illus., 21 × 10 cm; Jüdische Lebenswelten im Film. Video Programm zur Ausstellung Martin-Gropius-Bau Berlin. Berlin 12. Januar bis 26. April 1992, booklet, 24 pp., 3 b&w illus., 21 × 10 cm; Jüdische Lebenswelten. Theater und Musik. Programm zur Ausstellung. Berlin 12. Januar bis 26. April 1992, booklet, 30 pp., no illustrations, 21 × 10 cm.

Nachama, Andreas, Julius H. Schoeps and Edward van Voolen (eds.), Jüdische Lebenswelten. Essays [Patterns of Jewish Life. Essays], 1991. Twenty illustrated essays on a wide range of topics having to do with Jews, their relationship with the Christian and Muslim populations, their participation in various cultural spheres, etc.; Judaica. Auswahlbibliografie anläßlich der Ausstellung “Jüdische Lebenswelten” im Gropiusbau zu Berlin 1992 [Judaica. Selected Bibliography on the Occasion of the Exhibition “Jewish Life” at the Gropius Bau, Berlin 1992], 1991. Extensive bibliographic listing in 5 sections: 1. Literature, 2. Metaliterature 3. Belief and Thought, 4. History and Cultural History, and 5. Jewish Fate in the 20th C; Jüdische Lebenswelten. Dokumentation der Ausstellung [Patterns of Jewish Life. Documentation to the Exhibition]. Room-by-room illustrated walk through the exhibition, record of visitors’ impressions of the exhibition, press coverage, etc.; Patterns of Jewish Life. Jewish Thought and Beliefs, Life and Work within the Cultures of the World. Guide through the exhibition of the Berliner Festspiele in the Martin Gropius Building January 12 to April 26, 1992; Jüdische Lebenswelten. Jüdisches Denken und Glauben, Leben und Arbeiten in den Kulturen der Welt. Wegweiser durch die Ausstellung der Berliner Festspiele im Martin-Gropius-Bau 12. Januar bis 26. April 1992. 96 pp., 54 col. and 14 b&w illus. English and German editions.