22 Friday, December 23, 1983 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS . JOE BRUGLIO The Precious Legacy' Judaica Collection Described in New Summit Books Volume IS BACK IN SOUTHFIELD Former owner of the Excalibur is now at MISTER JOSEPH'S HAIR DESIGN Summit Books has just published in hardcover and paperback "The Precious Legacy," a catalogue of the Judaic treasures now on tour in the U.S., from the Czechoslovak state collec- tions. Edited by David 19011 W. 10 Mile at Santa Barbara S. side bet. Sfld. & Evergreen. Appointments Available 357-0607 Wake Up Your Windows Save up to 60% No charge for freight DRAPERIES or handling- on Wallpaper, Horizontals, Verticals & Shades. in a wide selection of decorator colors & patterns. All at big savings. offer expires 12-31-83 Window treatments Altshuler, the Charles E. Smith Professor of Judaic Studies at George Washing- ton University, the book presents photos and essays depicting the textiles, oil paintings, glassware, porce- lain, precious metals, books and illuminated manu- scripts contained within the collection touring the major U.S. museums under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Ex- hibition Service. Teams of scholars from the United States and Czechoslovakia partici- pated in the research and writing of the text, which includes studies of the his- toric and religious legacy of • Czech Jewry as well as a catalogue of the landmark exhibition "The Precious Legacy." death, these artifacts were shipped to Prague. There the Nazis intended to estab- lish a "museum to an ex- tinct race," a pathological "research" and propaganda "institute" that would jus- tify to the world the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question." While nearly all of Euro- pean Jewry vanished dur- ing the Holocaust, Prague was spared from wartime destruction, as was the col- lection of Judaica that by war's end filled eight his- toric Jewish sites and more than 50 warehouses throughout the city. Other contributors to the book include: Linda Altshuler, director, Bnai Brith Klutznick Museum; Emily D. Bilski, assistant curator, The Jewish Museum; Anna R. Cohn, di- rector of museum develop- ment, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council; Hillel J. Kieval, assistant professor of history and fellow of the Tauber Institute, Brandeis University; and. Vivian B. Mann, curator of Judaica, The Jewish Museum. • WINDOW SHADE CO. OLD ORCHARD Shopping Center • Fabric Romans • WaHpaper Shades • Decorative • Woven Woods • Table Pads • Horizontal Blinds • Bali • Levolor • Vertical Blinds • Translucent & Blackout Shades • . Laminated Shades • Ver- osol Shades • Mylar Shades. Verticals include Free covered headrails - Horizontals include Free va- ance. • Orchard Lk. Rd. at 15 Mile Rd. W. Bloomfield 626-2400 Mon, Thurs, Fri 10-8, Tues,Wed,Sat 10-6; Sun 12-5 Holiday Hours 11/25-12/24 N.W. DETROIT 15150 W. 7 Mi. Rd. 3 Blks. E. of Greenfield 342-8822 Mon. thru Fri. 8:30 to §, Sat. 9 to 3 WALLPAPER 20% Off plus extra 10% when purchase is for 12 rolls or more from the same book. Previous Order Excluded - Offer expires 1/7/84 Not Valid With Any Other Offers. 1111 =1111ThIllINIMINIIMMIIIIIM11111111111111111 =mom ■ ONS MINI-BLIND FREE CLEANER WITH ANY ORDER OF 3 OR MORE MINI-BLINDS Especially designed to clean all types of blinds. It's fast — and so easy to use! Limit, one per customer. A $9.95 Value. Coupon Expires 12-31:83 CHEVY OLDSMOBILE BUICK FORD The book brings to American audiences their first glimpse of this collection of Judaica in conjunction with an ex- hibition that is touring our nation's major museums under the au- spices of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Ex- hibition Service. The size and scope of the Prague collection — some 140,000 treasures in all — derive from an ironic twist of fate. From 1942 to 1945, the Nazis confiscated Jewish possessions of artis- tic and historical value throughout Bohemia and Moravia, and while the Jews of these lands were de- ported to captivity and . Jewish Camping Parley Slated NEW YORK — "Jewish Camping: In Search of Ex- cellence" will be the theme of a natianal conference on Jewish camping Jan. 8-12 in Grossinger, N.Y. Designed- for directors of Jewish day and resident camps, the conference will be co-sponsored by eight na- tional Jewish organiza- tions. Pictured above is a burial society pitcher traced to Moravia, dated 1836, and included among the pieces described in the newly-published Summit Books catalogue, "The Precious Legacy." MAZDA SAVE MONEY! INCREDIBLE LEASE RATES 0 0 EQUIPPED WITH G) m Air, stereo, tilt wheel, automatic, power steering and brakes; rear defroster, white side walls and more. EirkiTrirx HRY Your Choic 4 ill I- •:C a PONTIAC co AMC FORD CHEVROLET MERCURY Two Torah finials, dating to Prague 1707, are among the items from the Czechoslovak state collec- tions currently touring the U.S. as part of "The Preci- ous Legacy" exhibit.