Words Like Sapphires. 100 Years of Hebraica at the Library of Congress. 1912–2012

Curator	Peggy K. Pearlstein.
Co-curator	Ann Brenner.
Imprint	Washington, D.C., USA, 2012. Leaflet, 14 pp., illustrations: 12 col., 23 × 13.7 cm. English.
Location	Library of Congress (25 October 2012–16 March 2013)
Description	A celebration of America’s on-going commitment to collecting, preserving, and making available the material culture of all those who have come to her shores in search of freedom and opportunity. The Judaic Collection of the Library of Congress testifies to America’s welcoming of the Jewish people and their culture. Variety of objects including books and manuscripts. Separate checklist. 62 items.
main keywords	HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS PRINTED BOOKS
minor keywords	Amulets Eretz Israel Haggadot Haggadot, illuminated manuscripts Haggadot, Israeli Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Ashkenaz, 15th C Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 17th–19th C Holy Land souvenirs, olive wood Joel ben Shimon (scribe-artist) Ketubbot Music Playing cards Posters Prayerbooks/Mahzors Scrolls of Esther, illuminated Scrolls of Esther, modern/contemporary Song of Songs, illustrated Torah (scroll) Torah mantles Wedding poems, riddles & songs Yiddish literature
Related ephemera	Exhibition checklist with basic unnumbered listing of 62 items, leaflet, 6 pp., no illus., 21.5 × 9 cm.

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