The on-line exhibition consists of 21 photographs recently taken in Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Yemen, Syria and Iraqi Kurdistan, which focus on the one hand on the human aspect, and on the other, on Jewish sites, particularly Synagogues.
Below the sequence of images, which are displayed in a horizontal pattern, you will find an "Information Center", in which additional background information about the photographs is provided. You can choose to get information About the Photographers, about the Photographer's Impressions from the different countries they visited, or can decide to listen to authentic Music pieces from the countries represented in the exhibition. The Map of the Exhibition will give you a general view of the layout of the images according to artists and countries.
The concept of the virtual exhibition is based on the comprehensive exhibition "Jews in Arab Lands Today - Photographs", which was displayed at Beth Hatefutsoth, Tel Aviv, March 14-October 5, 1996. The original exhibition displayed 120 photographs by the six photographers represented in the virtual exhibition as well as two installations by two artists: Michal Heiman and Buky Schwartz. A multimedia information center on Jewish communities in Arab lands supplemented the exhibition. The original exhibition was curated by Ruth Porter and designed by Rachel Lev.
A lavishly illustrated exhibition catalogue was published in English. The
softcover copy of the catalogue for sale in Israel only is available at
Beth Hatefutsoth.To purchase the catalogue out of Israel, you may contact the
publisher in Germany at the following address:
Gina Kehayoff Verlag
Herzogstrasse 60
D. 80803 Munich
Germany
Fax: 0049 89338053
The price of the hardcover copy sold by the publisher is DM 88,-
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