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

בעקבות הבעש״ט. מאתיים וחמישים שנה למותו של הבעש״ט. מאתיים שנה למות ר׳ נחמן מברסלב. מאוצרות הספרייה הלאומית‬‎ In the Footsteps of the Besht. Exhibition of Treasures from the Collections of the National Library of Israel to mark the 250th Anniversary of the Ba’al Shem Tov’s Demise and the 200th Anniversary of the Demise of Rabbi Nachman of Braslav
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Curator

Esther Liebes.

Imprint

Jerusalem, Israel, 2010. 92 pp., illustrations: 53 col., 3 b&w, 26.5 × 21.5 cm. Hebrew, with English summary.

ISBN

9789659158508

Location

National Library of Israel (June–October 2010)

Description

Selection of treasures that shed light on the personalities and worlds of two great figures in the history of Hassidism: the Ba’al Shem Tov (the “Besht”) and his great-grandson, Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav. Particular emphasis on sayings and homilies of the Besht and stories told by and about him in manuscripts and early prints. Pictorial exhibits depict the landscapes and Jewish society of the environments in which the Besht and his disciples were active. Descriptive entries. 108 items.

main keywords

BA’AL SHEM TOV
HASSIDISM
PAINTINGS
PORTRAITS, RABBIS
PRINTS
RABBIS

minor keywords

Amulets
Chagall, Marc
Eastern Europe
Gottlieb, Maurycy
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bohemia-Moravia & Germany, 17th–19th C
Kaufmann, Isidor
Kiddush cups
Painters, Jewish
Poland
Prints, costume
Smoking implements
Tombs of the Righteous
Woodcuts
Wrocław/Breslau

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“‮בעקבות הבעש״ט. מאתיים וחמישים שנה למותו של הבעש״ט. מאתיים שנה למות ר׳ נחמן מברסלב. מאוצרות הספרייה הלאומית‬‎ In the Footsteps of the Besht. Exhibition of Treasures from the Collections of the National Library of Israel to mark the 250th Anniversary of the Ba’al Shem Tov’s Demise and the 200th Anniversary of the Demise of Rabbi Nachman of Braslav”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 03 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC2013>
First published online: 2019



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