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

Lihoed Maroc. Morocco and the Jews. A Shared History. Exhibition Texts
(145 words)

Curator

Mohamed Saadouni.

Collection

Dahan-Hirsch.

Imprint

Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2005. 41 pp., no illustrations, 29.8 × 21.3 cm. English.

Location

Bijbels Museum (22 September 2005–15 January 2006)

Description

The history and culture of Moroccan Jewry. Historical introduction. Individual sections, each with introductory texts and list of objects, on: rural and city communities, popular beliefs and saints, synagogue and cult objects, festivals and ceremonies, costume, emigration, etc. Also includes brief introduction to the 400-year-old relationship between Morocco and the Netherlands. 228 items.

main keywords

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
COSTUME
JEWELRY
MOROCCO
NETHERLANDS
PHOTOGRAPHS
SYNAGOGUES
TORAH ORNAMENTS

minor keywords

Amulets
Archaeological finds
Book bindings
Bridal garments
Circumcision cloths
Circumcision implements/objects
Coins
Death/Mourning
Hamsas
Hanukkah lamps
Head coverings, women’s
Historical documents
Historical photographs
Ketubbot
Kiddush cups
Mezuzah cases
Music
Needlework/Embroidery
Paintings, Jewish customs & ceremonies
Pilgrimage
Portraits, rabbis
Postcards
Printed books
Rimmonim
Scrolls of Esther, cases
Synagogue lamps
Synagogues, Morocco
Talit bags
Tobacco/Snuff boxes
Tombstones, Morocco
Torah binders
Wedding/Marriage
Yad
Yahrzeit/Memorial lamps

Related ephemera

Exhibition leaflet, 6 pp., 5 col., b&w illus., 21 × 10 cm; Invitation to exhibition opening, 21 September 2005, single card, 3 b&w illus., 21 × 14.8 cm.

Cite this page
“Lihoed Maroc. Morocco and the Jews. A Shared History. Exhibition Texts”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 02 April 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1808>
First published online: 2019



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