New Illuminated Haggadah Reviewed by . Dr. Hugo Mandelbaum A rn a g n ifieently illuminated Haggadah in gold, bItte, recl, pur- ple, yellow, and green is "The Pesach Haggadah" by K a f r a, published by Feldheim, New York. Written in the liquid style of the medieval manuscripts,. it reveals all the beauty that lies in the individuality of each letter,• sc characteristic to writing as contrasted to print. The famous "Prager" Haggadah found its true replica in this script that imitates even the peculiar me- dieval -vocalization and the man- • ner of punctuation. Large initials in gold and color produce rhythm .andw splendor. Accompanying the script and supplementing it are rich orna- ZOA Launches Drive To Register Zionists ments, framing the pages,, swing- ing like .harmony into the text and in-between the lines, caress- ing the holy content with infinite love, and, yet, not distracting in their rich color froth the script c.ontent s of the page. Miniatures illustrate the text, but they also, as true illumina- tions, serve rather than dominate the page (There is only one full page illustration in the whole book.) One critical remark, however, this reviewer wants to make. An artist, strong as the creator of this.. Haggadah, shoUld not have Curbed her own, inborn Jewish strength to such an extent as to appear completely medieval. The artist Kafra (Mrs. Kahan- Frankel) lives in Budapest where her husband holds a leading posi- tion in Hungarian Jewry. Her sons, who are -responsible for the copy of the text, brought with them the original to this country where it found in Feldheim a publisher who did its utmost to create a book worthy of the original. In a separate appendix the whole Haggadah is reproduced in smaller scale in black and white print and translated into digni- fied English by Isaac E. Kiev. NEW YORK—The Zionist Or- ganization of America has launch- ed a nationwide registration of Atneridan Zi,pnists in a "Book of Remembrance," signifying the American Zionist role in the ef- forts leading to the creation of the Jewish State of Israel. Dedicated to the biblical theme, "If I Forget Thee, 0 Jerusalem," the "Book of Remembrance" will 24 be deposited for permanent safe- keeping in the Cential Library of the Israeli Government in Jeru- salem as a' testimonial to the American Zionist share in the recreation of the Jewish- State and as a tribute to the valiant struggle of the people of Israel for indenependence.. It is planned to present a facsimile copy to the Library Congress in Washing- ton, D. C. — THE JEWISH NEWS Friday, April 15, 1949 J,10fiday a Today, Cancer strikes In one of every two American families 7 .. here's how you can give your child a better chance to live Compromise on DP Law WASHINGTON, (JTA) — A House Judiciary subcomrnittee has tentatively agree on a com- promise amendment to the Dis- placed Persons Act which would permit 300,000 DPs to enter the United States and which would 'also grant the President the right to admit an additional 100,000 -refugee immigrants. Passover Greetings How to protect your child against Cancer America's most dreaded disease T::: AY'S children are marked tomorrow's victims, un- less we speed our attack on man- MICHIGAN MORTGAGE CORP. kind's most dreaded killer. For every month saved in the even- tual discovery of the cause and ewe of Cancer will in turn save thousands of lives—among them very.possibly, someone near and dear to you Cancer is an ever-present threat to your family—more so than many people realize. 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