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

Jewes [sic!] in America. Conquistadors, Knickerbockers, Pilgrims, and the Hope of Israel. Exhibition Guide
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Imprint

New York City, USA, 2004. 35 pp., cover illustration only, 28 × 21.5 cm. English.

Location

New York Public Library (21 September–13 November 2004)

Description

The Jewish presence in the New World, from the time of Columbus to the 1920s, illustrated by books, manuscripts, maps, engravings, etc. from the Library’s collections. Exhibits relate to Jewish-American life, worship, law, and commerce, the Jewish interaction with the four colonial powers in the Western Hemisphere (Spain, Portugal, The Netherlands and England), and the ideas and beliefs that they influenced. In-depth descriptive entries. 94 items.

main keywords

HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
PRINTED BOOKS
PRINTS
UNITED STATES

minor keywords

Antisemitic images/objects
Caribbean
London
Menasseh ben Israel
Mexico
Netherlands
Spain
Spinoza, Baruch

Cite this page
“Jewes [sic!] in America. Conquistadors, Knickerbockers, Pilgrims, and the Hope of Israel. Exhibition Guide”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 05 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1794>
First published online: 2019



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