24 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