Eva Grabherr.

Emile G.L. Schrijver, Annette Weber.

Gross Family Collection.

Hohenems, Austria, 1994. 184 pp., illustrations: 15 col., 32 b&w, 16.5 × 11.7 cm. German, with English abstract.

3901168036

Jüdisches Museum Hohenems (17 June–15 August 1994)

The cultural origins and spiritual environment of Hohenem’s Jewish community, illustrated by ceremonial objects from the Gross Family Collection. Introduction by the collector (William L. Gross). Essays on the nature of the Hohenems Jewish Museum and its current exhibition (Eva Grabherr), the ceremonial objects displayed and how they reflect the community’s rich cultural environment (Annette Weber), and the history of Hebrew books produced in the cultural atmosphere of Hohenem’s Jewish community (Emile Schrijver). Full-page catalog entries comprise the bulk of the catalog. Descriptive entries. 47 items.

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
HOHENEMS
PRINTED BOOKS
TORAH ORNAMENTS

Alsace
Amulets
Austria
Besamim
Book bindings
Germany
Haggadot
Hanukkah lamps
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Ashkenaz, 12th–14th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bohemia-Moravia & Germany, 17th–19th C
Kiddush cups
Levite sets
Mizrach
Papercuts
Pesach plates
Pesach towel covers
Rimmonim
Scrolls of Esther, illuminated
Shabbat lamps
Sukkah decorations
Tass
Torah Ark curtains
Torah binders
Vienna
Yad

Exhibition leaflet, 6 pp., 5 col illus., 21 × 9.5 cm; Invitation to exhibition opening, folded card, 1 col. illus., 16 × 16 cm.