The Romance of Judaica

Curator	Ronald Lubofsky.
Imprint	Melbourne, Australia, 2000. 55 pp., illustrations: 12 col., 57 b&w, 29 × 21.5 cm. English.
Location	Jewish Museum of Australia (18 June–27 September 2000)
Description	Judaica objects from Melbourne and Sydney collections. Introduction by Ronald Lubofsky. Exhibits according to life cycle events, individual holidays, and other topics, such as amulets, synagogue, Australiana, and India. Descriptive, historical entries incorporate “stories” associated with the items, as well as recollections from the curator’s own experiences as a pulpit rabbi. 171 items.
main keywords	AMULETS CEREMONIAL OBJECTS TORAH ORNAMENTS
minor keywords	Afikoman covers/bags Antisemitic images/objects Australia Besamim Bezalel Art School Bridal garments Candlesticks/Candelabra Challah covers Challah knives Circumcision implements/objects Damascene work Elijah’s cup Etrog containers Hamsas Hand-washing vessels Hanukkah lamps Havdalah sets/compendia India Jewelry Keter Torah Ketubbot Kiddush cups Levite sets Mezuzah cases Montefiore, Moses Pesach wine vessels Porcelain figurines Portraits Prints, antisemitic Purim groggers Raban, Ze’ev Rimmonim Scrolls of Esther, cases Scrolls of Esther, illuminated Shabbat lamps Talit neckband Tass Tefillin cases Tobacco/Snuff boxes Torah (scroll) Torah binders Tzedakah boxes/containers Yad Yahrzeit/Memorial lamps

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