Jewish Museums of the World celebrates more than 150 Jewish museums from every point on the globe. Treasures from unexpected collections are featured in more than 400 illustrations, whose scope spans ceremonial to fine arts to history. A directory of all the museums contained in the book, as well as other, important sites of Jewish historical interest, provides basic information, including phone, fax, and Web sites. Combing the breadth of knowledge, the magnificence of the illustrations, and the inclusion of its encompassing directory, this book will make you feel as if you’ve taken a virtual tour of Jewish museums around the world.
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"...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
"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
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The story of the Jewish people begins with a journey. Across continents and centuries, the Jews have traveled--a journey as old and fascinating as civilization itself. For four thousand years, from biblical times to our own, through times of challenge and crisis, Jews have maintained strong, shared bonds. Yet, Jewish life has also been shaped by the cultural encounter with other peoples from whom they have learned, even as others have learned from them. The active exchange resulted in a tremendously rich variety of Jewish art and artifacts. Today, hundreds of museums around the world share in the responsibility of preserving and interpreting the beauty, variety, and tradition of the Jewish way of life and the Judaic objects that the worldwide Jewish community has created. Jewish Museums of the World celebrates nearly 150 Jewish museums across the globe whose collections are as diverse as the cultures in which they are situated.
A century ago, the earliest Jewish museums sought a place in the burgeoning world of museums. They aimed to make Jewish history and heritage readily accessible to Jews and non-Jews alike, thereby promoting a greater understanding of how the traditions and culture of one people contribute to the greater worldwide community. This large-format book, with approximately 350 color illustrations, is the first to present an inclusive history of the world's Jewish museums, featuring their prize collections, whose scope spans ceremonial objects to fine arts to historical artifacts. Far from a guidebook or a museum catalog, this sumptuously illustrated volume, with an engaging and authoritative text by noted Judaic scholar Dr. Grace Cohen Grossman, takes us to Central and Eastern Europe, where the memory of the Holocaust is especially immediate and Jewish museums are creating their exhibitions and programs in places where there are few remnants of the once-thriving communities; then to Western Europe and the Mediterranean Rim, where Jewish museums evidence Jewish interaction within each region through language, the arts, and everyday events. From there the text crosses to the United States and the museums whose vibrant collections reflect the energy of those who traveled so far from home; then to Israel, the cradle of Judaism and whose museums reflect the ingathering of Jews from many lands. Finally we are in the far corners of the globe--Asia, Australia, South Africa, Central and South America--not the places that first come to mind when referring to Jewish settlements, but where collections may indeed be ancient and established, or new and emerging.
A lengthy directory of Jewish museums around the world is a useful supplement to the text. Divided by region, and following the book's organization, the directory includes all the pertinent information for contacting each museum, followed by a brief description of the museum's mission and collections. Historical structures such as the Baroque synagogue in Tykocin, Poland, built in 1642, offer one kind of museum experience; the Jewish Museum Berlin, opened in 2001 in the avant-garde building designed by Daniel Libeskind, offers another; the recent discoveries in the medieval Jewish sector of Girona, Spain--which time and circumstance have preserved so magnificently--offer yet one more. Wandering through the pages of Jewish Museums of the World is almost like being there, and the information contained within this glorious celebratory volume will inform the traveler, educate the reader, and delight the viewer.
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I have been giving this book as a Bar and Bat Mitzvah gift for a few years now and just received this thank you note from 12 year old Chava Rena: "I'm taking art classes now and can really appreciate how complicated and intricate the art in this book is. The art inspires my art work and the Judaic aspect inspires me spiritually as a Jew." I couldn't have received a nicer thank you note!! I have also given this book to High School grads who are spending a year of study in Israel and sometimes stop in Europe on the way home. Although this book is too heavy to carry around while traveling, one student told me that he had taken notes and would visit some of the museums.
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We gave this book to our Jewish son in law for Hannukah to share with our half Christian - half Jewish grandchildren to show them part of their heritage. We are Christian and also found it extremely interesting,
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