Nitza Bahrouzi.

Gross Family Collection.

Tel Aviv, Israel, 2001. 132 pp., illustrations: 183 col., 8 b&w, 23 × 21 cm. Hebrew and English.

Eretz Israel Museum (16 November 2001–July 2002)

The origins, uses and popularity of the hamsa. Comments by collector William L. Gross. Introduction by Nitza Bahrouzi. Two essays: “The Judaization of the Khamsa” (Shalom Sabar), and “The Khamsa in Contemporary Israeli Society” (Hagit Matras). Exhibits included both amulets in the shape of the hamsa and a wide variety of Judaica objects on which the hamsa appears. 135 items.

AMULETS
CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
CEREMONIAL OBJECTS, CONTEMPORARY/MODERN
HAMSAS
JEWELRY
TORAH ORNAMENTS

Hanukkah lamps
Ketubbot
Key chains
Rimmonim
Scrolls of Esther, cases
Shana Tova greeting cards
Shiviti plaques, paper
Synagogue lamps
Synagogue textiles
Tefillin bags
Torah Ark curtains
Yad
Yahrzeit/Memorial lamps

Invitation to exhibition opening, 2 col. illus., 20 × 10 cm; Exhibition card, 1 col. illus., 20 × 9.5 cm.