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

La Maison des Vivants. The House of the Living. ‮בית חיים‬‎. Beth Hayim
(127 words)

Author & Curator

Philippe Pierret.

Imprint

Brussels, Belgium, 2013. 207 pp., illustrations: 141 col., 55 b&w, 24.5 × 21.2 cm. French and English.

Location

Musée Juif de Belgique (24 January–30 September 2013)

Description

The Jewish approach to death, dying and burial. 14 essays cover: death and the World to Come, funerary customs, the first family burial vault, the Hevra Kadisha, mourning, old Jewish cemeteries in Belgium, the Saint-Gilles Cemetery, the Jewish section of the Dieweg Cemetery, the restauration of the Jewish Funerary Heritage, etc. Unnumbered listing with descriptive entries. 230 items.

main keywords

BELGIUM
BRUSSELS
CEMETERIES
DEATH/MOURNING
DIEWEG
HEVRA KADISHA
PHOTOGRAPHS
TOMBSTONES

minor keywords

Cemeteries, Belgium
Cemeteries, Brussels
Cemeteries, France
Hevra Kadisha painted panels
Hevra Kadisha tzedakah boxes
Historical documents
Historical photographs
Paintings, Jewish customs & ceremonies
Postcards
Tombs of the Righteous
Tombstones, Belgium
Tombstones, medieval
Yahrzeit calendars

Cite this page
“La Maison des Vivants. The House of the Living. ‮בית חיים‬‎. Beth Hayim”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 27 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC2107>
First published online: 2019



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