Too Jewish or not Jewish enough: ritual objects and avant-garde art at the Jewish Museum of New York

"Displays of Jewish ritual objects in public, non-Jewish settings by Jews are a comparatively re-cent phenomenon. So too is the establishment of Jewish museums. This volume explores the origins of the Jewish Museum of New York and its evolution from collecting and displaying Jewish ritual objec...

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1. Verfasser: Abt, Jeffrey 1949- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York ; London Berghahn Books 2024
Schriftenreihe:Museums and collections 17
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Zusammenfassung:"Displays of Jewish ritual objects in public, non-Jewish settings by Jews are a comparatively re-cent phenomenon. So too is the establishment of Jewish museums. This volume explores the origins of the Jewish Museum of New York and its evolution from collecting and displaying Jewish ritual objects, to Jewish art, to exhibiting avant-garde art devoid of Jewish content, created by non-Jews. Established within a rabbinic seminary, the museum's formation and development reflect changes in Jewish society over the twentieth century as it grappled with choices between religion and secularism, particularism and universalism, and ethnic pride and assimilation"--
Beschreibung:xiv, 304 Seiten Illustrationen, Porträts 24 cm
ISBN:9781805392774

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