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THE JEWISH NEWS
Jewish Art Objects in Toronto Show
Chas. Feinberg Lends Exhibit
More Than 50 Rare Pieces
An exhibition of Jewish art objects, now on display in
Toronto, under joint auspices of the Royal Ontario MuSeum.
of Archaeology and the Canadian Jewish Congress, owes its
significance in great measure to a Detroiter—Charles Fein-
berg of 872 Boston.
Mr. Feinberg, for many years
one of the leading collectors of
Jewish ceremonial objects on this
continent, contributed more than
50 art objects to the exhibit, and
the list of articles he has lent to
the exhibit fills four pages in
the catalogue issued in Toronto.
Other Detroiters Share
Two other Detroiters—Henry
Meyers and Harvey Goldman—
also contributed ceremonial ob-
jects to this exhibit.
Mr. Feinberg delivered the
principal address to the exhibit
on the opening night, Jan. 20,
at which Lt. Gov. Matthews was
guest of honor and the speaker
in behalf of the Ontario govern-
ment.
The section on "Ceremonial Ob-
jects," written for the catalogue
of the exhibit by Mr. Feinberg,
reads as follows:
"Ceremonial Objects"
"Jewish religious art has been
practised since the days of
Moses. Exodus 31 gives explicit
instructions for the making of the
ceremonial objects to be used in
the tabernacle.
"Many of the ceremonial ob-
jects shown in this exhibition,
such as the charity box, were
designed only for use in the
synagogue but most were for use
in the home. The artistic ob-
jects used in the ritual of the
ceremonial enhanced the beauty
of- the Jewish home and the re-
ligious observances. Whether
made of gold, silver, pewter,
earthenware or glass, each piece
was a source of family pride. The
Kiddush or Sabbath cup, the
candlesticks of silver or brass for
the kindling of the lights on the
eve of the Sabbath, the spice box
and the ceremony of Habdalah
separating the Sabbath from the
ordinary days of the week, the
ethrog box used during the Feast
of the Tabernacles (Succoth),
and the different pieces for the
Seder service at Passover are all
for family use.
Jewish Sacred Art
"Jewish sacred art includes
also the illumination of the "Miz-
rah," of the scroll of Esther, of
the Haggadah and the Kethubah
(marriage license). These lend
themselves to artistic treatment,
and the Jew who could afford it
always had his manuscript il-
luminated by the ablest artist
money could employ to produce
some of the finest examples of
mediaeval Jewish art.
"Sir Joshua Reynolds in a dis-
course delivered to the Royal
Academy said, "the value and
rank of every art is in propor-
tion to the mental labor em-
ployed in it or the mental pleas-
ure produced by it." Few if any
of the artisans who labored to
enrich the splendor of the di-
vine service by the artistic value
of the ritual objects are known
by name or remembered. But
there is no question of the pleas-
ure their are has given.
Jewish Art Flourishes
"In the countries that have tol-
erated freedom of religious
worship during the last nine or
ten centuries Jewish art has
flourished. But the history of
Jewish art is bound up with the
fate of the Jewish communities
in England, France, Spain, Italy,
Russia and Germany. The bitter
tragedies of York (1190), of
Troyes (1288), of Prague (1389),
of Lisbon (1506), of Kishenev
(1903), are now overshadowed by
the greatest massacre of the Jews
of all time, which has involved
also the complete loss of the
Jewish art that remained in
Europe.
In previous crises the Jew-
ish people when driven from
temporary settlements or from
countries in which they had lived
for hundreds of years, carried
with them in their flight their
most precious possessions, the
ritual objects connected with the
observance of their religion. Too
often there was not enough warn-
ing so that many of these ob-
jects had to be destroyed to pre-
vent their desecration. Two ex-
amples of such desecration are
included in this exhibition.
No Time to Bury
The Arc and its contents, the
jewelled and crowned Torah, had
to be buried deep, in the hope
that some day the owners could
return and restore it to its place
of worship. Often too the holy
manuscripts, the Kiddush cups,
the candlesticks and spice boxes
were carried in flight on the per-
son. But this time there is no
survival, no place to run, no time
to bury, complete annihilation.
"The result has been the tragic
destruction of many priceless col-
lections formed over centuries
and housed in the Jewish
Museums such as those of Strass-
burg, Hamburg, Frankfort, Bres-
lau, Vienna, Budapest and War-
saw.
"The torch is now in the hands
of Jews living in Canada and the
United States. They must re-
create the beauty of traditional
ceremonial objects. On this con-
tinent there have already appear-
ed several distinguished silver-
smiths who have produced such
objects in an idiom characteris-
tic of present day trends. By
encouraging these craftsmen, Ca-
nadian and American Jews will
contribute to future generations
another rich heritage of cere-
monial objects."
Form Ruble Family Club
To Help the Survivors
Relatives of Jewish survivors
in Ruble, Poland, have met at the
home of Jacob Nosanchuk, 1979
Glynn Court, to plan a campaign
of providing the unfortunates
with food and clothing.
Letters received by relatives of
Ruble survivors in Detroit and
Windsor describe their plight and
relate how an entire town's popu-
lation was massacred and buried
in a common grave.
The Ruble Family Club was
formed by Detroit and Windsor
Jews who originally came from
Ruble.
The club will meet this Satur-
dpy night at the home of Ben
Nosanchuk, 3202 Cortland, to plan
its campaign efforts.
Friday, February 1, 1946
Cantor Silverman at
Round Table • Concert
Avukah Replaced
Cantor Moses J. Silverman of
Congregation Anshe Emet, Chic-
ago, Ill., will be featured on the
Detroit Section of American
Jewish Congress will have an
In a move to strengthen the emergency meeting Monday at
campus Zionist movement in 8:30 p. m. at the Lee Plaza, the
America, delegates of 59 campus boulevard at Lawton.
Zionist groups met recently at
Rabbi Irving Miller, executive
the University of Chicago and director of American Jewish
established the Intercollegiate Congress, will speak on an issue
of vital importance concerning
Zionist Federation of America.
internal Jewish unity in Detroit
This conference was called by which must be settled at once.
the American Zionist Youth Corn-
Rabbi Miller will report on his
Mission and • Avukah. •
recent appearance before the
The new federation, which re- Anglo-American Committee of
.places Avukah, haS set many Inquiry on Palestine.
new patterns for a Zionist youth
group.
New Classes Organized
Sumner Alpert, of Western In All UHS Branches
Reserve, Cleveland, was elected
president.
New classes are being organ_
ized in all branches of the United
Hebrew Schools. Registration for
Horodoker Celebrate 29th
beginners and advanced students
Anniversary; Donate $425
is in progress.
UHS branches are located as
David Horodoker Independent
Ladies Society recently celebrat- follows: Rose Sittig Cohen, 13226
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tral High School, Brady Public
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School and Bagley Public School.
Jewish National Fund, $100;
For further information c all
Gewerkshaften, $50; Jewish La-
bor Committee, $50; Red Cross, the main office, TO. 8-0063.
$25; U.S.O. (for Bagel Breakfast
on March 31), $25; Dr. Leo Srole
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Custom Made Furniture
CANTOR SILVERMAN
annual Brotherhood Concert of
the Detroit Round Table of
Catholics, Jews and Protestants
on Monday evening, Feb. 18, in
the large auditorium of the De-
troit Institute of Arts.
Philosophical Society
Re-Elects Rosenberg
Attorney Louis James Rosen-
berg was re-elected for the sec-
ond year as president of the De-
troit Philosophical Society at its
46th annual meeting on Jan. 25,
at Hotel Statler.
Other officers and directors
are: Dr. Floyd W. Owen, Wallace
K. Wonders, and Dr. Emil -Am-
berg, vice_presidents; Charles A
Meyer, secretary-treasurer; Dr.
Noah E. Aronstam, Prof. William
M. Trap, Wallace Visscher, Prof.
John W. Schroll and Emil 0. Tol-
onen, directors.
Mr. Rosenberg was for some
time in the American Foreign
Service in. Spain and Brazil and
is Vice-Dean of the Consular
Corps of Detroit. He has writ-
ten several books and a number
of articles dealing with philoso-
phy, foreign affairs, and legal
subjects. He is a member of a
number of organizations in this
country and aboard devoted to
science, literature and art, and
has served as president of the
Michigan Authors Association.
By New Federation
Of College Zionists
•
To The Survivors
OF THE 3500 PEOPLE OF BLESSED
MEMORY WHO ARE BURIED IN THE
Beth Olam Cemetery
(Also Known As Smith Street Cemetery)
This cemetery has been neglected for years
and some of the stones are illegible.
Templeton Concert Feb. I I
In respect to the memory of these de-
ceased, it is important that this cemetery
should be cleaned up and set in proper
shape.
. Alec Templeton, composer-pi-
anist who will come here for a
concert on Monday evening, Feb.
11, collects music boxes, chiming
clocks and records. Enthusiastic
fans have contributed some of his
most cherished specimens in each
of these categories.
Tickets for the Templeton con-
cert are on sale at Grinnell's.
The former directors of the cemetery hay-
ing passed away, a group of public spir-
ited Detroiters has organized to under-
take to beautify this cemetery and to
restore it to respectability.
To clean up the cemetery, a sum of money
will be required, and this fund must come
from the surviving families of those buried
there and from all who recognize this as
a community responsibility.
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Congress Section Monday
THIS APPEAL IS DIRECTED TO THE SURVIVORS TO MEET
WITH THE NEWLY ORGANIZED COMMITTEE, MEMBERS
OF WHICH WILL MEET EVERY SUNDAY MORNING
FROM 11 TO 12, AT THE SHAAREY ZEDEK, TO BRING
THEIR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS AT THAT TIME
AND TO COOPERATE IN REDEEMING THE BETH OLAM
CEMETERY *IN RESPECT TO THE MEMORY OF THE
DECEASED.
THIS IS AN URGENT CALL
We urge the survivors of those buried in
the Beth Olam Cemetery to act NOW
and to meet with the committee at the
Shaarey Zedek or address their contribu-
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Beth Olam
Cemetery Association
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