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

Light and Shadows. The Story of Iranian Jews
(143 words)

Editor

David Yeroushalmi.

Curators

Orit Engelberg Baram, Hagai Segev.

Imprint

Los Angeles, Calif., USA, 2012. 198 pp., illustrations: 108 col., 12 b&w, 27.5 × 22.7 cm. English.

ISBN

9780984755028

Location

Fowler Museum at UCLA (21 October 2012–10 March 2013)

Description

The American showing of an exhibition on Iranian Jewry that debuted at Beit Hatfutsot in 2010. The English-language catalog reproduces most of the articles and illustrations from the original catalog, with some adaptions to suit an American audience. No itemized listing.

main keywords

AMULETS
CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
COSTUME
IRAN/PERSIA
WEDDING/MARRIAGE

minor keywords

Antisemitic images/objects
Archaeological finds
Carpets/Rugs
Head coverings, bridal
Historical documents
Historical photographs
Jewish Press
Judeo-Persian manuscripts
Ketubbot
Micrography
Mikvah items
Montefiore, Moses
Music
Musical instruments
Ner Tamid
Prints, cemeteries
Purim blessing sheets
Purim costumes
Rimmonim
Tombs of the Righteous
Torah cases
Writing implements
Zionism
Zodiac signs

Other venues

Beit Hatfutsot—The Museum of the Jewish People, Tel Aviv, Israel (December 2010–May 2011); Yeshiva University Museum, New York City, USA (17 November 2013–27 April 2014)

Catalog from other venue

#2032

Cite this page
“Light and Shadows. The Story of Iranian Jews”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 29 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC2077>
First published online: 2019



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