| Curators |
Elka Deitsch, Joachim G. Jacobs. |
| Imprint |
New York City, USA, 2007. Booklet, 8 pp., illustrations: 7 col., 28 × 16.5 cm. |
| Location |
Herbert and Eileen Bernard Museum of Judaica, Temple Emanu-El (13 November 2007–18 May 2008) |
| Description |
Photographic exhibition based on the book Houses of Life. Jewish Cemeteries of Europe (2008) by Joachim G. Jacobs, with photographs by Hans D. Beyer. Select images show Jewish burial grounds across Europe, spanning more than 2000 years, and follow the peregrinations of the Jewish Diaspora. Material in five main historical sections, each with explanatory text: The Roman Period, the Middle Ages, Renaissance to 1800, 1800–1939, and Post-Shoah. No itemized listing. |
| main keywords |
CEMETERIES |
| minor keywords |
Bet Shearim, catacombs |
