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PublisherUniverse Publishing

ISBN-100789399733

ISBN-139780789399731

eBay Product ID (ePID)64335395

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Book TitleJewish Museums of the World : Masterpieces of Judaica

Number of Pages416 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMuseums, Tours, Points of Interest, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General

Publication Year2008

IllustratorYes

GenreTravel, Art

AuthorGrace Cohen Grossman

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight123.5 Oz

Item Length14.1 in

Item Width10.9 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"...magisterial, visually stunning new volume, a review and overview of the world's Jewish museums." ~The Jewish Daily Forward "Its color plates are a feast for the eyes, and the accompanying text brings a portion of Jewish history to life. A truly remarkable "coffee-table" book..." ~Jewish Herald-Voice "Dizzying in its lushness and exactitude...there are photo spreads of such beauty and majesty that no reader could remain unmoved by the profusion of art and artistry that Judaism has given rise to over the centuries." ~The Jewish Exponent "One of those drop-dead coffee-table books that makes you 'ooh' and 'ahh'... the photos were so impressive, I found it hard to concentrate on the text." ~The Reporter Group "Jewish Museums of the World...has made theat of selecting a gift for anyone interested in Judaica, museum culture or Jewish history quite easy." ~BookPage, "...magisterial, visually stunning new volume, a review and overview of the world's Jewish museums." ~ The Jewish Daily Forward "Its color plates are a feast for the eyes, and the accompanying text brings a portion of Jewish history to life. A truly remarkable "coffee-table" book..." ~ Jewish Herald-Voice "Dizzying in its lushness and exactitude...there are photo spreads of such beauty and majesty that no reader could remain unmoved by the profusion of art and artistry that Judaism has given rise to over the centuries." ~ The Jewish Exponent "One of those drop-dead coffee-table books that makes you 'ooh' and 'ahh'... the photos were so impressive, I found it hard to concentrate on the text." ~ The Reporter Group " Jewish Museums of the World ...has made theat of selecting a gift for anyone interested in Judaica, museum culture or Jewish history quite easy." ~ BookPage

Dewey Decimal704.03924

Table Of ContentActive Museum of German Jewish History Adelaide Jewish Museum Alaska Jewish Historical Museum and Community Center Al-Ghriba Synagogue Alsacien Museum American Sephardi Federation Center for Jewish History Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery Anne Frank House Austrian Jewish Museum B'nai B'rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum Back Synagogue Bar David Institute of Jewish Art Behrend-Lehmann-Museum for Jewish History and Culture Benjamin and Dr. Edgar R.Cofeld Judaica Museum of Temple Beth Zion Beth Hatefutsoth The Nahum Goldmann Museum of the Jewish Diaspora Bible Lands Museum Buenos Aires Jewish Museum Calle de los Judios 20 Cape Town Holocaust Centre Carpentras Synagogue Casablanca Jewish Museum Chase/Freedman Gallery Greater Hartford Jewish Community Center Children's Galleries for Jewish Culture Contemporary Jewish Museum Czech Memorial Scrolls Trust Dr.-Simon-Adler-Museum Elizabeth S.& Alvin I. Fine Museum The Congregation Emanu-el Elsie K.Rudin Judaica Museum Florida Holocaust Museum Freud Museum (London) Galicia Jewish Museum Gate of Mercy Synagogue Gladys and Murray Goldstein Cultural Center of Temple Israel Goldsmith Museum Gotthelf Gallery San Diego Center for Jewish Culture Grand Synagogue (Marseilles) HÃ¤llisch-FrÃ¤nkisches Museum Hamburg Historical Museum Hanukkah House Harold & Vivian Beck Museum of Judaica Hebrew Congregation of St. Thomas Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Historisches Museum der Pfalz-JÃ¼dische Abteilung Holocaust Museum Houston Ichenhausen Synagogue Irish Jewish Museum Isaacs Gallery OsherMarin Jewish Community Center Izralita HitkÃ¶zsÃ©g Janice Charach Epstein Museum Gallery Jewish Community Center Jewish Community Center of Denver Jewish Community of Padua Jewish Cultural Historical Museum Jewish Department Jewish Historical Museum Jewish Historical Museum (Belgrade) Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington Jewish Museum (Asti) Jewish Museum (Boskovice) Jewish Museum (Emmendingen) Jewish Museum (Sarajevo) Jewish Museum (Sofia) Jewish Museum and Synagogue (Tykocin) Jewish Museum Augsburg Jewish Museum Berlin Jewish Museum Bratislava Jewish Museum Creglingen Jewish Museum Frankfurt Jewish Museum GÃ¶ppingen-Jebenhausen Jewish Museum GrÃ¶bzig Jewish Museum Hohenems Jewish Museum in Prague Jewish Museum Meran Jewish Museum Munich Jewish Museum of Belgium Jewish Museum of Bologna Jewish Museum of Ferrara Jewish Museum of Florence Jewish Museum of Florida Jewish Museum of Franconia Jewish Museum of Odessa Jewish Museum of Soragna-Fausto Levi Museum Jewish Museum of Stockholm Jewish Museum of Switzerland Jewish Museum of Venice Jewish Museum PresË‡ov Jewish Museum Rendsburg-Dr. Bamberger House Jewish Museum Trondheim Jewish Museum Vienna Jewish Museum Westphalia Jewish Museum Zilina Jewish Museum, St. Petersburg Jewish Museum, Turin Jewish Museum/Synagogue Jewish War Veterans USA National Memorial Jewish Women's Archive JÃ¼disches Kulturmuseum und Synagoge Kafka Museum Kahal Adat Yisrael Synagogue Kansas City Jewish Museum Kiev Museum of Historical Treasures of the Ukraine Kleine Synagoge Leo Baeck Institute Center for Jewish History Levi-Strauss-Museum Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage Manchester Jewish Museum Marc Chagall Museum Minneapolis Institute of Arts Mizel Museum Municipal Council MusÃ©e Bucheneck MusÃ©e d'Arts et Traditions Populaires de Marmoutier MusÃ©e de Pays du Canton de Hochfelden MusÃ©e Historique MusÃ©e Juif Comtadin Museo Ebraico Museo Luso-Hebraico Ab

SynopsisWritten by noted scholar and curator of the Skirball Cultural Center Museum in Los Angeles, this text features the prize collections of the diverse Jewish museums around the world, whose scope spans ceremonial to fine arts to history.

LC Classification NumberN7415