Judaica
Americanplural noun
plural noun
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the literature, customs, culture, etc, of the Jews
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books or artefacts of Jewish interest, esp as a collection
Etymology
Origin of Judaica
1920–25; < Latin, noun use of neuter plural of jūdaicus Judaic
Example Sentences
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Over the years, he got the chance to show parts of his collection in exhibits at the Hollywood Museum, the Bernard Museum of Judaica and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, among others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
The Associated Press quoted Sotheby’s Judaica specialist Sharon Liberman Mintz as saying the $38 million sales price “reflects the profound power, influence, and significance of the Hebrew Bible, which is an indispensable pillar of humanity.”
From Washington Times ● May 17, 2023
Yoel Finkelman, a former curator of Judaica at Israel’s National Library, said that prices for Judaica manuscripts have skyrocketed in recent years, but Sotheby’s proposed range is “a different league.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2023
The Codex Sassoon is named after previous owner David Solomon Sassoon, who acquired the Bible in 1929 and assembled one of the most significant private collections of Judaica and Hebraica manuscripts in the 20th century.
From Reuters ● Feb. 15, 2023
Josephus, in enumerating the catalogue of the spolia Judaica, borne before in the triumph, does not mention it.
From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 by Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg
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