Axericall Jewish Periodical Cei
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Friday, December 8, 1950
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
Spirit of Festival of Lights
Inspires Jewish s Artists
help admiring Jewish art with
small objects, where painstaking
work was essential, when we note
the Hanukkah trendles shown at
the Jewish Museum.
Games were z source of amuse-
ment. Some of those games were
played by spinning these trendles
The deadline of the Jewish
possessing four wings containing
Chronicle is noon on Tuesdays.
four Hebrew letters, the Nun,
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Gimel, Hey and Shin, signifying
Nes gadol haya sheen, meaning
NIONG THE BOOKS published in 1937 there was one called ''The Arts." Out of nearly 700 pages A great miracle was there.
dealing
with
the
arts
of
the
world,
the
author,
Hendrik
Van
Loon,
devoted
less
than
two
pages
to
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We are amazed as we see these
a chapter entitled "The Jews." Moreover, he concluded the brief chapter by speaking of the Jews as "a little trendies; from Poland, made
people who themselves had been completely without art."
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Ten years later, or, to be exact,<>
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in May, 1947, the Jewish Museum, siderably to artistic production. furt am Main in about 1890, beau-
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sponsored by the Jewish Theo-
Among the permanent exhibits tifully decorated; and a 19th
logical Seminary, opened its pres- in this museum is one of special century Menorah from Italy made
Greetings To All
ent building. Many thousands of interest this time of the year. of silvered brass and decorated
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visitors who came to see those That exhibit deals with Hanuk- with lions and pomegranates.
exhibits in this museum of New kah.
With these Hanukkah Men-
York City had an opportunity to
The Menorahs, lamps and orahs of the past we may find of
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observe clearly that the Jewish candlesticks displayed show how special interest one Menorah dis-
very con- the Jewish artisan through the played that is a product of the
people did contribute
ages plied his craft to reveal in handiwork of Jewish artists of
precious metals the religious the 20th century. Coming from
Happy Hanukkah
faith that lived so richly in his New York and decorated with the
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heart. When illuminated, these American eagle, this brass Men-
metal lamps reflected their fiery orah leaves the effect of a splen-
Happy Hanukah
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glow in beautiful representations did and magnificent work of art.
of symbols 'allowed in Jewish
At the same time, we cannot
tradition.
The Menorahs displayed are
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themselves a study in Jewish art.
"Say it with an Oil Painting
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It is to be remembered that the
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branched lamp. Adequate balance
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i ng appearance. Made for oil
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t oration of the Temple after the
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without being desecrated.
Such artistic work was wide-
spread in different times and in
various parts of the world. A
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Menorahs with their decorations.
Thus, we see a silver Menorah
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a silver Menorah for oil from
Berlin towards the close of the
1 9th century, decorated with
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