The global succa village

Jerusalem Post | October 13, 2008| | Copyright

Courtesy of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Jerusalem Post
10-13-2008
Headline: The global succa village
Byline: Courtesy of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Edition; Succot Supplement
Section: Features
Page: 24

Monday, October 13, 2008 -- In its 2003 exhibition A Moveable Feast: Sukkahs from around the World, the Israel Museum offered visitors the opportunity to see in one installation replicas of succa structures from Jewish communities, circling the globe of world Jewish practices and spanning some 2,000 years.

The following images are taken, with permission, from the Israel Museum catalogue entitled ...

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