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Genizah – Hidden Legacies of the German Village Jews / Genisa – Verborgenes Erbe der deutschen Landjuden | Exhibition Catalogue | 1992 - Edited by Falk Wiesemann, Genizah – Hidden Legacies of the German Village Jews is an important bilingual exhibition catalogue published by Verlagsgruppe Bertelsmann in 1992. The volume documents remarkable discoveries recovered from synagogue genizot in rural German Jewish communities, particularly in Franconia. A genizah is a repository where worn Hebrew manuscripts and sacred objects containing the Divine Name were respectfully stored rather than discarded. These hidden deposits preserved invaluable evidence of Jewish religious, cultural, and everyday life over several centuries. Richly illustrated, the catalogue presents a wide range of surviving artifacts, including mezuzah cases, Torah ornaments and breastplates, Hebrew printed books, early Yiddish publications, manuscripts, amulets, pocket calendars, liturgical fragments, ritual objects, and community documents—many of which survived despite the destruction of German Jewry during the Holocaust. Each catalogue entry includes detailed scholarly descriptions in both English and German, making this an important reference for researchers and collectors. Details: * Editor: Falk Wiesemann * Publisher: Verlagsgruppe Bertelsmann * 1992 * 224 pages * Numerous black-and-white illustrations * Bilingual edition: English & German * Softcover * Very good condition An excellent scholarly reference for collectors of Judaica, Hebrew books, Jewish manuscripts, Ashkenazi history, synagogue artifacts, and the cultural heritage of German Jewish communities.