Foreword

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS V
3. Lenders to the Exhibition VII
4. Donors to the Exhibition IX
5. Advisory Committee X
6. Honorary Committee XI
7. Foreword XII
8. Preface XV
9. Acknowledgments XIX
10. At the Intersection of Cultures: The Historical Legacy of Italian Jewry 1
11. The Jews in Italy from the Risorgimento to the Republic 25
12. The Arts of Jewish Italy 45
13. Jewish Art and Culture in Ancient Rome 67
14. Hebrew Illuminated Manuscripts from Italy 93
15. Jewish Ceremonial Art in the Era of the City States and the Ghettos 111
16. From Risorgimento to the Resistance: A Century of Jewish Artists in Italy 137
17. A Millennium of Hebrew Poetry in Italy 191
18. Catalogue of the Exhibition 209
19. Biographies of Painters and Sculptors 329
20. Glossary 341
21. Selected Bibliography 345
22. Contributors to the Catalogue 353
23. Photo Credits 356