Jana Vytrhlik.

Jewish Museum in Prague.

Sydney, Australia, 1998. 112 pp., illustrations: 85 col., 22 b&w, 28 × 21.5 cm. English.

1863170758

Powerhouse Museum (17 December 1998–28 February 1999)

An abbreviated version of the 1983 “The Precious Legacy” exhibition, which presented the history, material culture and art of Czech Jewry. Catalog with three essays on: the State Jewish Museum of Prague (Jana Vytrhlik), the Jews of Bohemia and Moravia (Vytrhlik), and the Jewish community in Australia (Suzanne Rutland). Material presented according to Synagogue, Family and Community Life (including Life Cycle), Portraits, and Festivals. Basic and descriptive entries. 86 items.

AUSTRALIA
CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
CZECH REPUBLIC
HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, BOHEMIA-MORAVIA & GERMANY, 17TH–19TH C
HEVRA KADISHA
JEWISH MUSEUM IN PRAGUE, HISTORY OF
PORTRAITS
PRAGUE
SYNAGOGUE TEXTILES
TEREZÍN
TORAH ORNAMENTS

Besamim
Bohemian glass
Challah covers
Circumcision implements/objects
Clocks/Watches
Hand-washing vessels
Hanukkah lamps
Head coverings, men’s
Hevra Kadisha illuminated manuscripts
Hevra Kadisha painted panels
Hevra Kadisha pitchers/tankards
Hevra Kadisha utensils
Holocaust
Keter Torah
Keys
Kiddush cups
Levite sets
Matzah covers/bags
Matzah rolling pins/scorers
Medals
Mezuzah cases
Ner Tamid
Papercuts
Rimmonim
Shechita knives
Shabbat plates
Shiviti plaques, metal
Shiviti plaques, paper
Talit
Tass
Tefillin bags
Torah Ark curtains
Torah Ark valances
Torah binders
Torah mantles
Tzedakah boxes/containers
Wedding plates
Wedding rings
Yad
Yom Kippur belt buckles

Natural History Museum, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C., USA (1983); Detroit Institute of Arts, Mich., USA (13 March–5 May 1985); Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel (15 May–20 August 1990)

#764 (Washington, D.C.); #1097 (Jerusalem)