Axericall Jewish Periodical Cei Page 14 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, ••■•■••■••■■•■ •=1 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 I HANUKAH GREETINGS 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." (Continued on Page 15) Ten years later, or, to be exact,<> I in May, 1947, the Jewish Museum, siderably to artistic production. furt am Main in about 1890, beau- I 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 1317 GRATIOT AVE. 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 WO. 2-3277 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 To All Our Friends 17239 SWIFT heart. When illuminated, these American eagle, this brass Men- metal lamps reflected their fiery orah leaves the effect of a splen- Happy Hanukah TW. 2-8100 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 The Answer to a Perfect Girl— themselves a study in Jewish art. "Say it with an Oil Painting HANUKKAH from Ilemme" It is to be remembered that the HOLIDAY GREETINGS seven-branched solid gold Men- 19386 Livernois GREETINGS orah of the Temple was deemed AT OUTER DRIVE 815 W. Grand Blvd. sacred. Precise reproduction was • prevented by tradition. The Jew- UN. 2-5234 TA. 5-0950 ish artists, therefore, modified this Menorah. The metal gener- GENERAL ally used was silver. Wholesale Fruits Accordingly, Jews, already long SMOKED FISH CO. renowned as goldsmiths, became Hanukah Greetings 7201 WEST FORT STREET HOLIDAY GREETINGS great silversmiths while making 1337 WINDER ST. Hanukkah Menorahs and lamps. STETSON HATS VI. 1-7982 WO 3-9191 The seven-branched Menorah, re- CHAMP HATS stricted to use only in the Temple, ARROW and AMBASSADOR SHIRTS was replaced by an eight- branched lamp. Adequate balance INTERWOVEN SOCKS was given to these lamps at Holiday Greetings times through a ninth arm ris- HOLIDAY GREETINGS 11675 E. Eight Mile ing above the other arms and bearing at its summit a suitable A SHOP FOR MEN artistic figure. LA. 1-1100 • • • 11661 Dexter - WE. 3-0100 ONE SUCH MENORAH, intro- Draperies - Furniture duced in Frankfurt am Main, goes back to about 1710. Deco- Carpets Custom Upholstering rated by a center stem carried by a lion holding a coat of arms, this 408 Michigan Theatre Bldg. silver, partly gilded and enam- 12932 Woodward, TO 8-9514 eled Menorah makes an impos- WO. 1-6088 i ng appearance. Made for oil burning, it reminds us of the e vents told to us about the res- t oration of the Temple after the GREETINGS victorious resistance to the Syr- Holiday Greeting ian conquest, and of the contin- ued burning of the only flask of oil which was regarded as hav- WO. 1-9525 Mr. Harry Goodman ing been left there at that time without being desecrated. Such artistic work was wide- spread in different times and in various parts of the world. A g lance at some of those splendid 8035 Woodward 2500 22nd Street exhibits will illustrate this fact a mply and make it possible for TR. 3-5000 TA. 5-1711 us to see the artistic skill in the Menorahs with their decorations. Thus, we see a silver Menorah Extends Its Heartiest Best Wishes for a f or oil from Czechoslovakia in HOLIDAY GREETINGS 1 804, decorated with an oil jar; Happy Hanukkah a silver Menorah for oil from Berlin towards the close of the 1 9th century, decorated with Refiners and Marketers of Petroleum Products l eaves relating to the Tree of 12800 NORTHAMPTON VInewood 2-1660 Life; a massive silver Menorah for candles and oil from Frank CENTRAL HIGH SHOW The senior clhss of Central High School is presenting Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado," on Wednesday and Thursday eve- nings, Dec. 13 and 14 at 8:15 p.m. A MILLER BROS. POULTRY 1 CENTRAL Scrap Iron & Metal Co. Benz Glass Company HEMME Art Gallery Rosenfrard and Co. GUARDIAN STEEL CORP. HENRY'S STORES, Inc. J. 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