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

Jewish Symbolic Motifs Across Time
(87 words)

Curator

Sheila Braufman.

Imprint

Danville, Calif., USA, 2009. Leaflet, 6 pp., illustrations: 4 b&w, 21.5 × 9.3 cm. English.

Location

Jewish Heritage Museum, Reutlinger Community for Jewish Living (13 September 2009–14 February 2010)

Description

Five symbols that “immediately identify” an object or place as Jewish: the menorah, lions, biblical figures, architectural images, and the Star of David. Introductory text. Various objects presented to illustrate these themes. No itemized listing.

main keywords

JEWISH SYMBOLS/THEMES
LIONS AS SYMBOL
MAGEN DAVID AS SYMBOL
MENORAH AS SYMBOL

minor keywords

Biblical images
Hammat Tiberias
Hanukkah lamps
Herzl, Theodore
Plates

Cite this page
“Jewish Symbolic Motifs Across Time”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 08 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1975>
First published online: 2019



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