Facing West. Oriental Jews of Central Asia and the Caucasus

Editor	Hetty Berg.
Curators	Vladimir Dmitriev, Tatjana Emelyanenko, Hetty Berg.
Collection	Russian Museum of Ethnography, St. Petersburg.
Imprint	Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1998. 128 pp., illustrations: 37 col., 69 b&w, 28 × 21.5 cm. English.
ISBN	9040092168
Location	Waanders Uitgevers, Zwolle (22 February–30 August 1998)
Description	Exhibition on a little-known segment of the Jewish population. Foreword by I. Dubov and Judith C.E. Belinfante. Three essays on: the Eastern Jewish communities of the former USSR (Valery Dymshits), Central Asian Jewish costume (Tatjana Emelyanenko), and the Jews of the Caucasus (Vladimir Dmitriev). Numerous documentary photographs show individuals, their garb, and at times, their customs and surroundings. Descriptive entries. 321 items.
main keywords	AZERBAIJAN CAUCASUS CEREMONIAL OBJECTS COSTUME JEWELRY MOUNTAIN JEWS PHOTOGRAPHS
minor keywords	Amulets Bukhara Challah covers Cribs/Cradles Dagestan Georgia Hamsas Hand-washing vessels Head coverings, women’s Historical photographs Matzah rolling pins/scorers Music Rimmonim Samarkand Shana Tova greeting cards Tefillin bags Torah Ark valances Uzbekistan Wedding poems, riddles & songs Yad

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