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Judaica

American  
[joo-dey-i-kuh] / dʒuˈdeɪ ɪ kə /

plural noun

  1. things pertaining to Jewish life and customs, especially when of a historical, literary, or artistic nature, as books or ritual objects.


Judaica British  
/ dʒuːˈdeɪɪkə /

plural noun

  1. the literature, customs, culture, etc, of the Jews

  2. books or artefacts of Jewish interest, esp as a collection

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Judaica

1920–25; < Latin, noun use of neuter plural of jūdaicus Judaic

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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

“It’s a masterpiece of scribal art,” Sharon Liberman Mintz, Sotheby’s senior consultant for Judaica, told The New York Times in February.

From New York Times May 17, 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

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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