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

Na szczęście to Żyd. Polskie figurki Żydów. Lucky Jews. Poland’s Jewish figurines
(148 words)

Author & Curator

Erica Lehrer.

Imprint

Cracow, Poland, 2013. 247 pp., illustrations: 163 col., 6 b&w, 24.2 × 17.2 cm. Polish and English.

ISBN

9788364057427

Location

Muzeum Etnograficzne im. Seweryna Udzieli w Krakowie (25 June–14 July 2013)

Description

A book produced in coordination with the exhibition “Souvenir, Talisman, Toy”, examining the popularity and meaning of Polish-made figurines of Jews from the perspectives of those who own, sell, make, or otherwise encounter them. Introduction by Erica Lehrer. Individual sections on iconographic themes and contexts: Jews with money, sacred and profane Jews, Jewish puppet figures, Jewish figurines sold on Easter Monday, the revival of Jewish wooden figurines, Jewish suffering, individual carvers, figurines outside of Poland, and visitors’ reactions. Seven brief essays by various authors. No itemized listing.

main keywords

ANTISEMITIC IMAGES/OBJECTS
FIGURINES
POLAND

minor keywords

Dolls/Puppets

Other venue

Żydowskie museum galicja, Cracow, Poland (August 2013)

Cite this page
“Na szczęście to Żyd. Polskie figurki Żydów. Lucky Jews. Poland’s Jewish figurines”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 25 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC2109>
First published online: 2019



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