Contextual studies 2 - Interview with Rimma Bobova - Collector of candle holders

Rimma Bobova interview on Youtube (Subtitles in English)

Israeliana - Folklore art of the 19th and 20th century in Israel

Extra reading (To look at):


Bar-Itzhak, Haya, ed. Encyclopedia of Jewish Folklore and Traditions, 2 Vols. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, 2012. 

Bialer, Y. L. Jewish Life in Art and Tradition, Jerusalem: Hechal Shlomo, 1980. 

Dorson, Richard M. ed. “Material Culture: Folk Crafts, Folk Art, Folk Architecture, Folk Costume.” In: Folklore and Folklife: An introduction, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1972, pp. 233-323. 

Glassie, Henry. The Spirit of Folk Art, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1989. 

Cohen-Grossman, Grace. Jewish Art, Southport, Conn.: Lauter Levine, 1995. 

Miller, Daniel. “Artefacts and the Meaning of Things”, Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology, Tim Ingold (ed.) London, 1994, pp. 396-419. 

Oleg Grabar, Oleg. The Meditation of Ornament, Princeton New Jersey 1995. 

Sed-Rajna, Gabrielle. Jewish Art, New York: H. N. Abrams 1997. 

Ungerleider, Joy. Jewish Folk Art from Biblical Days to Modern Times, New York 1986. 

Yerushalmi, Y.H. Haggadah and History, Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1974. 



Nir, Yeshayahu. The Bible and the Image: The History of Photography in the Holy Land, 1839-1899, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1985. 

Past Perfect: The Jewish Experience in Early 20th Century Postcards, Sharon Liberman Mintz (Curator), New York: Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1998. 

Berger, Pamela C. The Crescent on the Temple: The Dome of the Rock as Image of the Ancient Jewish Sanctuary, Leiden 2012. 
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Vilnay, Z. The Holy Land in Old Prints and Maps, Jerusalem 1965. 


Barkan, Ze'ev. Star of David Album, Jerusalem 2008. 

Eder, Asher. The Star of David: An Ancient Symbol of Integration, Jerusalem 1987. 

Frankel, Ellen. The Encyclopedia of Jewish Symbols, Northvale, N.J. 1992. 

Oegema, G.S. The History of the Shield of David: The Birth of a Symbol, Frankfurt a/M, 1996. 


The Jewish Museum, London. Child's Play: Jewish Children's Books & Games from the Past, London: The Jewish Museum, 1997. 

Felton, Anton. Jewish Carpets. A History and Guide, Woodbridge, 1997. 

Ha'Tell, Aaron. Lighting the Way to Freedom: Treasured Hanukkah Menorahs of Early Israel, Jerusalem: Devorah, 2006. 

Sabar, Shalom. “From Sacred Symbol to Keychain: The Khamsa in Jewish and Israeli Societies.” In: Jews at Home: The Domestication of Identity, ed. Simon J. Bronner, London: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, pp. 140-162.