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

Eine Nacht und ein Tag. Eine Ausstellung zum 9./10. November 1938 in Wien
(133 words)

Translated titleA Night and A Day. An Exhibition About November 9th/10th, 1938 in Vienna
Author & Curator

Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek.

Imprint

Vienna, Austria, 2002. Booklet, 20 pp., illustrations: 12 col., 20 × 15.5 cm. German.

Location

Jüdisches Museum Wien (10–28 November 2002)

Description

The events of Kristallnacht as they unfolded over a 24-hour period, marking the beginning of the end of Jewish Vienna. Detailed timeline documents the technocratic orders, destruction of synagogues, suicides and murders. Destroyed remains of Viennese ceremonial objects illustrate the decimation of Jewish Vienna’s cultural wealth. Introductory essay by Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek. Descriptions and histories of four exhibits. No itemized listing.

main keywords

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
KRISTALLNACHT
SYNAGOGUES
TORAH ORNAMENTS
VIENNA

minor keywords

Austria
Antisemitic images/objects
Candlesticks/Candelabra
Hanukkah lamps
Holocaust
Keter Torah
Ner Tamid
Rimmonim
Rings
Synagogues, Austria
Synagogues, Vienna
Tass
Yad

Related ephemera

English translation of introductory essay, 2 pp., 29.5 × 21 cm.

Cite this page
“Eine Nacht und ein Tag. Eine Ausstellung zum 9./10. November 1938 in Wien”, 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_CC1744>
First published online: 2019



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