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

Fifty Treasures. Judaica & Hebraica from Bay Area Collections
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Author & Curator

Joseph R. Goldyne.

Imprint

San Francisco, Calif., USA, 1984. 119 pp., illustrations: 16 col., 34 b&w, 30.5 × 22.8 cm. English.

Location

Jewish Community Museum, San Francisco (Opening: 10 October 1984)

Description

One of the two inaugural exhibitions of the Jewish Community Museum of San Francisco. Presentation of a wide variety of artistic and historical works from local collections, which individually shed light on Jewish thought, history and ritual, and together demonstrate what treasures of Jewish culture are preserved in the San Francisco area. Foreword by Helaine Fortgang. Introduction to the exhibition and the new museum by Joseph R. Goldyne. Detailed descriptive entries. 50 items.

Description

For the Museum’s other inaugural exhibition see #792.

main keywords

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
PAINTINGS
PRINTED BOOKS

minor keywords

Amulets
Carpets/Rugs
Chagall, Marc
Clocks/Watches
Coins
Hanukkah lamps
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Ashkenaz, 12th–14th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 17th–19th C
Hevra Kadisha beakers/glasses
Historical documents
Jewish artists
Ketubbot
Medical diplomas, illuminated
Mendelssohn, Moses
Music
Oppenheim, Moritz Daniel
Paintings, Eretz Israel/Holy Land
Paintings, synagogues
Prints, Eretz Israel/Holy Land
Prints, Jewish customs & ceremonies
Shabbat lamps
Tabletops painted with Jewish theme
Torah Ark curtains
Torah binders

Cite this page
“Fifty Treasures. Judaica & Hebraica from Bay Area Collections”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 28 May 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0791>
First published online: 2019



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