Joseph and Anna's time capsule : a legacy from old Jewish Prague

by Chaya M. Burstein

Paper Book, 1984

Call number

J 760 Burstein

Tags

child, ashkenazic jews

Subjects

Jews Czech Republic Prague Social life and customs
Jews Czech Republic Prague Social life and customs Juvenile literature
Judaism Czech Republic Prague Customs and practices Juvenile literature
Prague (Czech Republic) Social life and customs
Prague (Czech Republic) Social life and customs Juvenile literature

Publication

New York, NY : Washington, DC : Summit Books ; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, c1984.

Description

Two children describe their life in a Jewish community in Prague in 1845, as Judaic objects from Czechoslovak State Collections are depicted. Readers are encouraged to make a time capsule of similar objects of their own time for future generations.

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from the verso: "This book was published in conjunction with a major exhibition, The Precious Legacy: Judaic Treasures from the Czechoslovak State Collections.....

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Available

Call number

J 760 Burstein

ISBN

0671507125 / 9780671507121

Barcode

30402092883018

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