Claire Decomps, Elisabeth Shimells.

Strasbourg, France, 2016. 240 pp., illustrations: 248 col., 10 b&w, 28 × 21 cm. French.

9782351251454

Galerie Heitz—Palais Rohan (15 October 2016–24 February 2017)

Genizah finds from the synagogue of Dambach-la-Ville (Bas-Rhin), with additional objects from the synagogue genizot of Mackenheim, Bergheim and Horbourg. These items reveal the significance of the genizah as a resource for understanding the daily life of these rural Jewish communities, from the beginning of the modern era to the end of the 19th Century. Catalog essays discuss the Alsatian genizot and their methodology, their exceptional number of Torah binders (more than 400), and their contribution to the study of Alsatian Jewry. Additional texts on the research of German, Bohemian and Moravian genizot. Complete list of exhibits, each with extensive entry. 184 items.

ALSACE
CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
CZECH REPUBLIC
DAMBACH-LA-VILLE, GENIZAH
FRANCE
GENIZOT
PRINTED BOOKS
PRINTS
SYNAGOGUES
TEXTILES
TORAH BINDERS
TORAH ORNAMENTS

Aleph-Bet books/sheets
Alsace, genizot
Amulets
Bergheim, genizah
Besamim
Cemeteries, France
Circumcision garments
Czech Republic, genizot
Drawings/Sketches
Germany, genizot
Haggadot
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, France, 17th–19th C
Historical documents
Historical photographs
Horbourg, genizah
Ketubbot
Kiddush Levana, decorated
Levite sets
Lévy, Alphonse
Mackenheim, genizah
Mezuzah cases
Minhagim books
Mizrach
Portraits, rabbis
Prayerbooks/Mahzors
Prints, biblical images
Prints, Jewish customs & ceremonies
Rabbis, garments
Rimmonim
Shabbat cloths/tablecloths
Shana Tova greeting cards
Smoking implements
Soldiers (Jewish) & related objects
Sukkah decorations
Synagogue lamps
Synagogues, Alsace
Synagogues, architectural plans
Synagogues, Dambach-la-ville
Synagogues, France
Tefillin bags
Tombstones
Tombstones, sketches/rubbings
Torah aliyah plaques
Torah Ark valances
Torah mantles
Torah staves
Tsena u-Rena
Writing implements
Yad