With approximately two hundred and fifty objects, this exhibition drawn from the permanent collection explores the intersections of Jewish history and memory. The stories of objects used in traditional Jewish practice are interpreted in light of the role of memory in shaping both individual and communal identities. Among the featured objects in the exhibition are a silver filigree vase, ca. 1911, and an early copper alloy Hanukkah lamp, both from the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts founded in Jerusalem in 1906. Other objects come from near and far, including a set of eighteenth-century German Torah implements, a handsomely illuminated nineteenth-century Italian marriage contract, and a second- to fourth-century lamella amulet.  Learn more >>