The Rothschild Kiddish Cup with MFA Curator Simona Di Nepi
Published Oct 18, 2022
JLive Presents Simona Di Nepi
(24 min) Hear from Simona Di Nepi, the Museum of Fine Arts Charles and Lynn Schusterman Curator of Judaica, about Judaica collections and the metamorphosis of the “Rothschild Kiddush Cup.”
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Reflections
Ritual objects
What is your relationship to "the kiddish cup" (not this specific kiddish cup, but any kiddish cup)? What are your feelings around displaying ritual objects in museums?
Objects with history
Simona Di Nepi provides a lot of backstory in her talk about the kiddish cup and the history of collections. Think about an object in your life. What's its story?
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