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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS — Friday, September 29, 1961 —
`Jewish Art,' Edited by Cecil Roth, Reviews
Noteworthy Achievements During the Ages
Every aspect of Jewish art,
from antiquity, through the
Middle Ages to emancipation,
with thorough coverage of our
artists in modern times, is cov-
ered in the encyclopedic illus-
trated history, "Jewish Art,"
edited by Dr. Cecil Roth and
published by McGraw-Hill Book
Co. (330 W. 42nd, N.Y. 36).
Published in Israel by Mas-
sadah for distribution by Mc-
G-raw-Hill, this impressive and
informative book contains more
ally recent human representa-
tions made by their Gentile
neighbors if they were not in-
tended for religious venera-
tion . ."
While some' pietists objected
to pictures in synagogues, they
nevertheless existed, and Dr.
Roth points to "the development
of synagogal hymnology." He
emphasizes that "the conception
of representational art for both
domestic and synagogal pur-
poses had become fully familiar
in Jewish circles long before
the beginning of the age of
emancipation."
New Order of Nuns
Sculptor Lipshitz
in Roston Seeks to
Honored in Israel
Win Jews'. Friendship JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Jac-
ered separately and pre-Israel-
WASHINGTON, (JTA)—The ques Lipshitz, world-noted Jewish
ite canaannitsh art therefore is
considered at the outset. Special National Catholic Welfare Con- sculptor, who has donated 300
chapters are devoted to syna- ference made known that a plaster casts of his works to the
gogue art and to the minor arts community of nuns dedicated Jerusalem Museum, arrived here
to winning the friendship of
in the Talmudic period.
Jewish school children will be from New York for a month's
Dr. Landsberger's "The Illu- established within a year in visit as the guest of Prime Min-
mination of Hebrew Manu- Boston.
ister David Ben-Gurion.
scripts in Middle Ages and Ren-
President Izhak Ben-Zvi gave a
Cardinal Cushing announced
aissance" is one of the most in-
special reception in his honor.
the
goal
of
the
ne
formative essays in this monu-
the Catholic pu
ccompanied by his wife and
ion, "The
mental work. - •
Pilot," stating
ter, Lipshitz held a press
asters of
Similarly, the late Dr. Nam- our Lady of
ence at which he asserted:
n—founded in
enyi's "Illumination of Hebrew- Paris in th
u'st recall that 'from Zion
st century—will
Manuscripts After the Inven- include
go forth the Law.' If we
wearing secular
tion of Printing" adds greatly garb. T
to be good Jews, we must
cardinal said t
Id "welcome Jewi
ber we must be ,universal
The aim of this volume, its to an understanding of the de- nuns
in all
an beings, `mentschen.' "
editor explains, is "to de- veloping Jewish- interest in art. childr
The section devoted to mo d- and " 1p Catho
sculptor announced that he
scribe that artistic achieve-
now at work on a "very big"
ments in every medium of ern times deals with Jewish ar t stand nd love
culpture, about 12 feet in height,
Jews and persons of Jewish and artists before and durin g
"Th social
depicting "the descent of wis-
birth, from the earliest times the period of emancipation, th e under
e a va
down to the present day, to-- Jewish impressionists and thos e work,
erever
t- dom to man."
geether with objects and who were active in the Pari ly for
is
buildings of, specific Jewish school. Goodman's "Jews i n not so
rt the
ritual use, whether their au- Architecture" a n d Jamilly 's Jews as
whatever
thorship was provably Jewish "The Architecture of the Con- mistrust they (the Jews) may
or not. The term 'Jewish; thus temporary Synagogue" add to have toward Catholics," Cardi-
applies here to authorship an understanding of the newly- nal Cushing said.
and to -object; it is not in- developing art of synagogue
"The contemplatives live in
tended to apply to the con- building.
strict enclosure and pass a great
Jews as sculptors and art in part of • their time before the
tent."
The Jewish people and the Israel are among the concluding blessed sacrament, adoring God
land of Israel- are not consid- important articles.
in the name of the Jewish
"Jewish Art" assumes its people and making continual
great importance as a result of intercession for t h e m. They
Plant Stern Grove
the large number of illustra- dedicate themselves to promot;
DR. CECIL • ROTH
tions which assist the reader in ing understanding betWeen
- than 970 pages oftext, including in Jerusalem Forest
an understanding of the devel- Catholics and Jews, combatting
khe
12 color plates and 450 black.
opment of Jewish art and the anti - Semitism wherever they
yo u cm, epe
Housing
Projects
and white illustrationS.
an
order.
- activities of Jewish artists.
find it," the announcement
(Direct JTA .Teletype Wire
o p RAE}, Sign
It has 21 essays by noted
The outstanding art works stated.
to The Jewish News)
E99S IC,TrERL.4 :0.4,
world ,authorities on art, among
JERUSALEM — Pablo Casals by Jews are reproduced in
Suci<wheAL,
them Prof. Franz Landsberger, planted Wednesday the first this volume. The first of the
Michael Church, University
or Corn.
Curator of the
color
plates
is
the
reproduc-
saplings in the Isaac and Vera
of Michigan art ledturer, gave
Jewish Muse-
Stern Grove in the Jerusalem tion of the title page. of Mai- more than 60 lectures on crea-
um of Hebrew
Forest near the capital's San- monides' "Mishne Torah" by tive and cultural topics within
Union College,
Nathan Ben Simeon Ha-levi, the state last year, to a total
hedira Quarter:
Cincinnati; Si-
Cologne, 1296. Scenes from audience of more than 3,500
The
grove,
in
honor
of
the
Anon Apple-
-biblical histories, Haggadahs, persons.
American
Jewish
violonist
and
b aum, the
his wife, was donated by the Purim Megillot and
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produced
P _ rime Minister's office.
ologist; Dr.
here.
Mrs.
Stern
and
Casals
un-
Rachel Wisch-
Among the
rks
veiled a plaque bearing the
nitze r, the
included in "
ish Art" is Max
Stern
names
and
Teddy
Kollek,
noted. author
unemployed"an
director of the Prime Minister's Weber's "
of books on
-of the variety of
office, presented the violinist an incl .
art; Michael
he . minute illustrations
with a scroll containing a mes- up - t
Avi - Yoinah,
sel ed for this book, in addi-
sage
from
Prime
Minister
David
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