Anglo-Jewish Art and History Exhibition. Illustrated Catalogue. In Commemoration of the Tercentenary of the Resettlement of the Jews in the British Isles 1656 -1956. Published by Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1956. Card covers. 4to – over 9¾” – 12″ tall; 106pp. with 44 black and white illustrations. Contents are in fine condition; covers have moderate wear and back strip is unglued.
The pogroms in Russia following the assassination of Alexander II led many Jewish scholars in Europe to examine closely the history and culture of their people. Over three months in 1887 the Anglo-Jewish Historical Exhibition in London aimed ‘to promote knowledge of Anglo-Jewish History; to create a deeper interest in its records and relics, and to aid in their preservation’, while also determining ‘the extent of the materials which exist for the compilation of a History of the Jews in England’. This descriptive catalogue of exhibits was first published in 1888.
