‮יי יגדליהו‬‎ May God Let Him Grow. A Child’s Birth in the Culture and Customs of Bohemian and Moravian Jews

Author	Dana Veselská.
Imprint	Prague, Czech Republic, 2009. 312 pp., illustrations: 101 col., 2 b&w, 21.3 × 23.3 cm. English.
ISBN	9788086889955
Location	Jewish Museum in Prague (10 December 2009–28 February 2010)
Description	The Torah binder and its many facets: historical sources, epigraphy, genealogical information, folk motifs, and variations. Introductory essay on traditions and customs related to the birth of a child. 10 sections on the Torah binder, Circumcision binder, Circumcision covers, and other synagogue textiles donated in honor of circumcisions and births. Binders illustrated in their entirety. Complete catalog listing. 1328 items.
main keywords	BIRTH/INFANCY CIRCUMCISION CZECH REPUBLIC SYNAGOGUE TEXTILES TORAH BINDERS
minor keywords	Amulets Circumcision cloths Circumcision implements/objects Cribs/Cradles Elijah’s chair Elijah’s chair, covers Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bohemia-Moravia & Germany, 17th–19th C Papercuts Postcards Prints, Jewish customs & ceremonies Reader’s desk covers Torah Ark curtains Torah covers Tzedakah boxes/containers
Related ephemera	Exhibition leaflet with introductory text, 8 pp., 9 col. illus., 29.7 × 15.2 cm. English and Czech editions; Invitation to exhibition opening, folded card, 1 col. illus., 21 × 15 cm.

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