“Object history(ies). A collection on Jewish folklore”

The new online exhibition “Object history(ies).” is dedicated to the collection of the Gesellschaft für jüdische Volkskunde (Society for Jewish Folklore), shedding light on the history of the society, on individual objects as well as on the emergence of (Jewish) folklore. In addition to the historical contexts, it is also dedicated to questions of provenance and transparent ways of dealing with Jewish cultural assets in the present.

The eleventh online exhibition published under the umbrella of the Key Documents Edition is a cooperation between the IGdJ and the MARKK Museum am Rothenbaum, where a provenance research project on Nazi-looted property is currently being conducted.