Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica

By the Rivers of Babylon. The Story of the Jews of Iraq
(94 words)

Curator

Jennifer Marin.

Imprint

London, United Kingdom, 2002. 72 pp., illustrations: 89 b&w, 20.5 × 20.5 cm. English.

ISBN

1871447143

Location

Jewish Museum London (20 November 2002–6 April 2003)

Description

Exhibition on Iraqi Jewry, from its ancient beginnings to its modern dispersion and mass emigration due to antisemitism. The story of the community is followed by 6 sections on: costume, home, city life, music, love and marriage, and sweets & spices. No itemized listing.

main keywords

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
COSTUME
IRAQ
PAINTINGS
PHOTOGRAPHS
WEDDING/MARRIAGE

minor keywords

Amulets
Antisemitic images/objects
Cookbooks/Recipes
Henna ceremony/objects
Historical photographs
Incantation bowls
Kurdistan
Music
Synagogues, Iraq
Talmud
Torah cases
Zionism

Cite this page
“By the Rivers of Babylon. The Story of the Jews of Iraq”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 30 May 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1718>
First published online: 2019



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