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

Discovery and Recovery: Preserving Iraqi Jewish Heritage
(91 words)

Imprint

New York City, USA, 2014. Leaflet, 6 pp., illustrations: 8 col., 21.5 × 9.5 cm. English.

Location

Museum of Jewish Heritage (4 February–18 May 2014)

Description

Books and documents discovered in 2003 in the flooded basement of the Iraqi intelligence headquarters. More than 2,700 books and tens of thousands of documents dating from the mid-16th C to the 1970’s were sent to the United States for preservation and exhibition. The material has since been preserved, cataloged and digitized. No itemized listing.

main keywords

HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
IRAQ
PRINTED BOOKS

minor keywords

Haggadot

Cite this page
“Discovery and Recovery: Preserving Iraqi Jewish Heritage”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 06 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC2160>
First published online: 2019



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