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

Textiles Gedächtnis. Neue Funde zur jüdischen Vergangenheit in Aschaffenburg
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Translated titleTextiles of Memory. New Finds of the Jewish Past in Aschaffenburg
Imprint

Aschaffenburg, Germany, 2012. Booklet, 20 pp., illustrations: 23 col., 2 b&w, 21 × 10 cm. German.

Location

Museum jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur (15 May–2 September 2012)

Description

Jewish textiles and objects from Aschaffenburg that were discovered in a warehouse in 2009, having been gathered and stored during the Holocaust. The finds date between 1787 and 1933, with the most significant items being 26 Torah binders, and a selection of Torah mantles and Torah ark curtains. All items were restored, and were on display for the first time, presented as a testimony to the Jewish religious life that once existed in Aschaffenburg. No itemized listing.

main keywords

ASCHAFFENBURG
CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
SYNAGOGUE TEXTILES
TORAH BINDERS

minor keywords

Besamim
Challah covers
Germany
Hanukkah lamps
Havdalah plates
Kiddush cups
Levite sets
Mizrach
Plates
Postcards
Rimmonim
Synagogues, Germany
Torah Ark curtains
Torah mantles

Cite this page
“Textiles Gedächtnis. Neue Funde zur jüdischen Vergangenheit in Aschaffenburg”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 29 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC2067>
First published online: 2019



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