Living Khamsa. Die Hand zum Glück

Editor	Gabriele Holthuis.
Curators	William L. Gross, Monika Boosen, Gabriele Holthuis.
Collection	Gross Family Collection.
Imprint	Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, 2004. 142 pp., illustrations: 62 col., 32 b&w, 24 × 16.5 cm. German and English.
ISBN	3936988021
Location	Museum im Prediger (22 September 2004–30 January 2005)
Description	The history and use of the Hamsa as a popular apotropaic amulet. Central essays on the Hamsa in Jewish art (William L. Gross), and the Hamsa in contemporary culture (Gabriele Holthuis). Basic information. 61 items.
main keywords	AMULETS CEREMONIAL OBJECTS CEREMONIAL OBJECTS, CONTEMPORARY/MODERN HAMSAS JEWELRY PRINTED BOOKS TORAH ORNAMENTS
minor keywords	Hanukkah lamps Historical photographs Jewelry Ketubbot Key chains Morocco North Africa Postcards Rimmonim Shiviti plaques, paper Silversmithing Synagogue lamps Talit bags Torah Ark curtains Torah binders Torah cases Yad
Related ephemera	Press release, 4 pp.; Invitation to exhibition opening, leaflet, 4 pp., 21 × 10.5 cm; Bound copy of press material related to the exhibition; Jahresvorschau 2004, listing the Museum’s exhibition schedule for the year, including both the current exhibition and “Jüdische Türme aus Schwäbisch Gmünd” [#1688].

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