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

Death Burial and Beyond
(88 words)

Curator

Sidra Kranz Moshinsky.

Imprint

Melbourne, Australia, 2005. 48 pp., illustrations: 27 b&w, 28.5 × 21 cm. English.

Location

Jewish Museum of Australia (13 September 2005–15 January 2006)

Description

Objects and images associated with Jewish practices and beliefs in death, burial and the afterlife. Brief essay on the afterlife by Nathan Wolski. 9 sections, each with introductory text, on topics including: text and traditions, funeral and burial, history and headstones, mourning, etc. Basic and descriptive entries. 73 items.

main keywords

CEMETERIES
DEATH/MOURNING

minor keywords

Cemeteries, Australia
Historical documents
Jewelry
Memor books
Micrography
Postcards
Tzedakah boxes/containers
Yahrzeit/Memorial lamps

Cite this page
“Death Burial and Beyond”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 25 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1833>
First published online: 2019



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