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In the light of the menorah : story of a symbol / by Israeli, Yael.(CARDINAL)198990; Jewish Publication Society.(CARDINAL)182854; Muzeʼon Yiśraʼel (Jerusalem)(CARDINAL)152251;
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Menorah.; Menorah in art;
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The Menorah : from the Bible to modern Israel / by Fine, Steven,author.(CARDINAL)210417; Harvard University.Press,publisher.(CARDINAL)522681;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-273) and index.Introduction : Standing before the Arch of Titus menorah -- From Titus to Moses-and back -- Flavian Rome to the nineteenth century -- Modernism, Zionism, and the menorah -- Creating a national symbol -- A Jewish holy grail -- The menorah at the Vatican -- Illuminating the path to Armageddon -- Conclusion : New light.The menorah, the seven-branched candelabrum, has traversed millennia as a living symbol of Judaism and the Jewish people. Naturally, it did not pass through the ages unaltered. The Menorah explores the cultural and intellectual history of the Western world's oldest continuously used religious symbol. This meticulously researched yet deeply personal history explains how the menorah illuminates the great changes and continuities in Jewish culture, from biblical times to modern Israel. Though the golden seven-branched menorahs of Moses and of the Jerusalem Temple are artifacts lost to history, the best known menorah image survives on the Arch of Titus in Rome. Commemorating the Roman destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE, the arch reliefs depict the spoils of the Temple, the menorah chief among them, as they appeared in Titus's great triumphal parade in 71 CE. Steven Fine recounts how, in 2012, his team discovered the original yellow ochre paint that colored the menorah--an event that inspired his search for the history of this rich symbol from ancient Israel through classical history, the Middle Ages, and on to our own tumultuous times. Surveying artifacts and literary sources spanning three thousand years--from the Torah and the ruins of Rome to yesterday's news--Fine presents the menorah as a source of fascination and illumination for Jews, Samaritans, Christians, and even Freemasons. A symbol for the divine, for continuity, emancipation, national liberation, and redemption, the menorah features prominently on Israel's state seal and continues to inspire and challenge in surprising ways. --
Subjects: Menorah; Menorah in art.;
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Draw 50 holiday decorations / by Ames, Lee J.(CARDINAL)356104; Burns, Raymond,1924-(CARDINAL)713120;
Step-by-step instructions for drawing a variety of holiday subjects such as Baby New Year, Cupid and his arrow, July 4th rockets, turkey, pumpkin, Easter basket, Santa Claus, and a menorah.
Subjects: Drawing; Holiday decorations in art; Holidays in art;
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Luminous art : Hanukkah menorahs of the Jewish Museum / by Braunstein, Susan L.(CARDINAL)169815;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-236) and index.
Subjects: Catalogs.; Jewish Museum (New York, N.Y.); Hanukkah lamp;
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Art and Judaism in the Greco-Roman world : toward a new Jewish archaeology / by Fine, Steven,author.(CARDINAL)210417;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-252) and indexes.Building an ancient synagogue on the Delaware: Philadelphia's Henry S. Frank Memorial Synagogue and constructions of Jewish art at the turn of the twentieth century -- The old-new land: "Jewish archaeology" and the Zionist narrative -- Archaeology and the search for "non-rabbinic Judaism" -- Art history: transmitting Jewish artlessness to new generations -- Toward a new "Jewish archaeology": methodological reflections -- Art and identity in latter Second Temple period Judaism: the Hasmonean royal tombs at Modi'in -- Art and identity in late antique Palestine: the Na'aran synagogue -- Art and identity in diaspora communities in late antiquity: from Nehardea to Rome -- Between Rome and Jerusalem: the date palm as a "Jewish symbol" -- "The lamps of Israel": the menorah as a Jewish symbol -- The Dura Europos synagogue and its liturgical parchment -- Synagogue mosaics and liturgy in the land of Israel -- Sanctity and the art of ancient synagogues.
Subjects: Jewish art and symbolism.; Synagogue art.; Synagogue architecture.; Judaism and art; Judaism; Judaism;
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Sacred images : studies in Jewish art from antiquity to the Middle Ages / by Gutmann, Joseph,author.(CARDINAL)126486; Variorum Reprints,publisher.; Galliard (Printers) Ltd,printer.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Pictures.; Bible; Jewish art.; Jewish art and symbolism.; Christian art and symbolism.; Islamic art and symbolism.; Art, Medieval;
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La menorà : culto, storia e mito / by Leone, Francesco,1973-editor,curator,contributor.(CARDINAL)290638; Caffiero, Marina,contributor.(CARDINAL)882988; Calò, Giorgia,1978-contributor.(CARDINAL)884344; Cornini, Guido,contributor.; Di Castro, Alessandra,curator.(CARDINAL)883396; Fumagalli, Pier Francesco,1948-contributor.(CARDINAL)883199; Melasecchi, Olga,contributor.(CARDINAL)356161; Nesselrath, Arnold,curator,contributor.(CARDINAL)224672; Prinzivalli, Emanuela,contributor.(CARDINAL)883152; Rocca, Samuele,1968-contributor.; Sabar, Shalom,1951-contributor.(CARDINAL)202261; Spagnoletto, Amedeo,contributor.(CARDINAL)356160; Vatican City.Direzione generale dei musei,host institution.(CARDINAL)883330; Braccio di Carlo Magno (Museum),host institution.(CARDINAL)886375; Museo ebraico di Roma,host institution.(CARDINAL)313636; Skira (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)732542;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 366-374).A "part" for the "whole" : reality and myth of the Menorah from antiquity to the present = Una "parte" per il "tutto" : la menorà tra realtà e mito dall'antichità a oggi / Francesco Leone -- The Menorah : energy of a symbol = La menorà : energia di un simbolo / Amedeo Spagnoletto -- The Menorah, the dawn of messianic redemption in the Christian symbolic interpretation = Menorà, aurora della redenzione messianica nell'interpretazione simbolica cristiana / Pier Francesco Fumagalli -- The symbology of the Menorah in the first three centuries of Christianity = La simbologia della menorà nel cristianesimo dei primi tre secoli / Emanuela Prinzivalli -- The magic of the Menorah in the modern era : from an object of devotion to the Kabbalah = La magia della menorà in età moderna : da oggetto di devozione alla Qabbalà / Marina Caffiero -- The Menorah and its symbolism in Jewish art over the ages = La menorà e il suo simbolismo nell'arte ebraica nei secoli / Shalom Sabar -- In the shadow of the temple : depicting the Menorah in ancient art = All'ombra del tempio : la raffigurazione della menorà nell'arte antica / Samuele Rocca -- "The candelabrum of the seven lamps, a custom peculiar to the Jews, which has persevered until our times" : the Menorah in Rome and Europe, from late antiquity to the Middle Ages = "Il candelabro delle sette lucerne, usanza peculiare de' Giudei, che perseverò fin à tempi nostri : la menorà a Roma e in Europa, dalla tarda antichità al Medioevo / Guido Cornini -- The Menorah during the Renaissance = Sulla menorà nel Rinascimento / Arnold Nesselrath -- The seventeenth century and the Baroque world = Il Seicento e il mondo barocco / Francesco Leone -- The Menorah in Roman Jewish ceremonial ornaments = La menorà negli arredi cerimoniali ebraici romani / Olga Melasecchi -- The nineteenth century : neoclassical ethos, romantic pathos, the Italian Risorgimento, realism, and its abandonment in favor of symbolism = L'Ottocento : l'ethos neoclassico, il pathos romantico, le istanze risorgimentali italiane, il vero e il suo superamento verso il simbolismo di fine secolo / Francesco Leone -- The Menorah in contemporary art = La menorà nel contemporaneo / Giorgia Calò -- Work entries = Shede delle opere -- Bibliography = Bibliografia.Published on the occasion of the exhibition 'The Menorah: worship, history and myth', in collaboration with the Vatican Museums and the Jewish Community of Rome, held at the Braccio di Carlo Magno within the Vatican, and at the Jewish Museum of Rome, the volume retraces the compelling millenary history of the Menorah: the legendary pure gold candelabrum forged by Moses under the guidance of God, safeguarded within the Temple of Jerusalem, which through time has become the symbol of the Jewish People, whose form was copied in mediaeval times, as a seven-armed candlestick used liturgically in Christian churches. Over 400 pages, rich in introductory texts in Italian and English, as well as the reproduction in color of all the 130 works of art on display - masterpieces from the history of art from archeology to contemporary times - antique sculptures, antique glassware, paintings from artists such as Giulio Romano, Andrea Sacchi, Nicolas Poussin and Marc Chagall, manuscripts, imposing Christian candelabra dating from the XIII to the XVIII century, roman baroque silver, illuminated manuscripts of worldwide importance such as the Bible of St. Paul, from the Carolingian period.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Jewish art and symbolism; Judaism; Menorah;
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Central heating : poems about fire and warmth / by Singer, Marilyn.(CARDINAL)126322; So, Meilo,illustrator.(CARDINAL)348645; So, Meilo.(CARDINAL)348645;
Contradiction -- Fire-bringers -- Appetite -- Landmark -- Forged -- Fire fighters -- Dragon -- Hot water -- Chili peppers -- Birthday party -- Toasting marshmallows -- Distance from the sun -- Center of the earth -- Desert day -- Prairie fire -- Forest fire -- Summer magic -- Holidays -- Inspiration.As a companion volume to her poetry collections about earth and about water, Marilyn Singer now examines the nature of fire, an overlooked subject in the realms of poetry. From forest fires and prairie fires to the fires on backyard grills; from chili peppers to birthday candles; to jack-o-lanterns, menorahs, Christmas lights, and holidays around the earth; to dragons who provide their own central heating₇these lyrical poems present a fresh and insightful view of fire of all kinds. Meilo So combines strong linocut art with her signature brushwork in striking illustrations reproduced in fire-red. From the Hardcover edition.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Poetry.; American poetry; Children's poetry, American.; Fire; Fire; Heat; Heat;
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Contemporary synagogue art; developments in the United States, 1945-1965. by Kampf, Avram.(CARDINAL)172405;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-263) and index.The Synagogue: A house of prayer, study and assembly -- Synagogue and ancient temple -- A house of the people instead of a house of God -- Worship by prayer and not sacrifice -- Instruction and debate replace magical elements -- New relation of individual to service -- The origin of the synagogue -- Löw's Theory -- From city gate to people's house to synagogue -- The view of S. W. Baron -- conditions for growth of self government in ancient Israel -- The synagogue as institution adapted to survival of religious-ethnic group in many lands -- The synagogue as house of instruction -- Prayer as instruction -- Psychological consequences of daily prayer -- The synagogue as house of assembly -- Community functions of the synagogue --Philo on the synagogue -- The Interpretation of the Second Commandment: Strict and liberal interpretations of the second commandment -- General retarding effect on development of plastic arts -- Sculptures in the biblical temple -- David Kaufmann revises historical view of Jewish attitude toward arts -- The work of Leopold Löw -- Abraham Geiger's Responsum -- View of contemporary scholarship -- The archeological evidence of an ancient Jewish art -- Liberal and conservative talmudic views -- Jewish craftsmen as makers of idols -- The view of Maimonides -- Art among the Jews of Italy and Poland -- Philosophic considerations -- Judaism's preference for the spoken word -- Views of Grätz and Herman Cohen -- The Jewish concept of God -- Attitude toward images reflecting religious situations in the ancient world -- Pervasiveness of a moral view of life -- The American Synagogue Today: The return to the synagogue -- The rise of the synagogue center -- Jewish survival under conditions of freedom -- The quest for Jewish identity -- The expansion of synagogue activities -- The quest for decorum -- Demand for art coming from tradtional sources and new conditions -- The view of Dr. M. 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Kaplan -- The idea of the Holy -- The adoption of modern architecture -- What should a synagogue look like? -- The view of Lewis Mumford -- The need for reconciliation of function and expression in synagogue architecture --The failure of functional planning to satisfy psychological needs -- The need for the work of art -- relationship of art and modern architecture -- the solutions to the problem of art in architecture by Sullivan, Wright, the International Style and the Bauhaus -- Leaders in architecture build synagogues -- The function of art in today's architecture -- Percival Goodman's contribution to the problem -- Collaboration among the arts -- Aft for Today's Synagogue: The expression of the Jewish ethos -- The communal art of a seventeenth-century synagogue -- The breakdown of the traditional Jewish world view -- Jewish theology today -- The function of art in the reestablishment of Jewish communal and religious values -- The artist vis-à-vis the community -- The position of the architect -- The role of the rabbi -- The need for his education in the arts -- art as an avenue of religious experience -- Modern art for the synagogue -- The expansion of the repertoire of Hebrew art -- A monumental scale for Jewish Analytic, expressive, and decorative tendencies of contemporary art in the synagogue -- The problem of communication in modern synagogue art -- The Hebrew letter -- Didactic art -- Synthesis of the abstract and the concrete in synagogue art -- synagogue art and the freedom of the artist -- Existence of Jewish motives in contemporary art of which the synagogue is unaware -- A genuine religious art for which the synagogue is a natural home -- Younger American artist and their Jewish subjects -- The place of the isolated work of art in the synagogue -- Relation of Jewish community to Jewish artists -- The case of Ben-Zion -- Congregation B'nai Israel in Millburn, New Jersey: Contemporary artists in the service of the synagogue -- Artwork integrated into exterior -- Sculpture aiding architecture in expressing the building's purpose -- The burning bush -- Use of new materials and new techniques -- A mural on the theme of the temple wall -- Inscriptions on the walls of the prayer hall -- A congregation remembers -- Stones from destroyed synagogues -- Torah curtains designed by artist and executed by women of congregation -- The signs of the curtain -- The reaction of the congregation -- The aims and achievements of the artist -- Artwork on Synagogue Exteriors -- The pillar of fire in hammered bronze -- The creation of the world and the liberation from bondage in sgraffito, terrazzo and metal -- Eight relief sculptures on persistent ideas of Judaism -- "Not by might but by my spirit..." -- The use of Hebrew mythology for representation of spirit and might -- "On three things the world is founded" -- A bronze sculpture of Moses and the burning bush -- A menorah designed in brick -- The pillar of fire and pillar of smoke in concrete, and a menorah resembling a chariot -- Five tile murals on Jewish ideas from the Bible -- A sculptural metaphor on theme of the menorah -- Sculpture in wrought iron -- The ladder, the Torah and the crowns -- A sculpture in metal and glass -- Artwork in the Vestibule: House of prayer, house of study , house of assembly, a mosaic mural on the contemporary synagogue -- the burning bush and the Messianic hope -- The yoke of Torah, a ladder to heaven -- Jacob's dream --The Messianic theme, another version of a mosaic mural -- The Miracle -- Artwork in the Prayer Hall-Part I: The ark as receptacle for the Torah scrolls -- Ark and bimah, two centers competing for attention -- The bimah, from a small platform to an imposing structure -- The representation of the ark in ancient Hebrew art -- The enlargement of the ark's frame -- The Torah curtains and the Eternal Light -- The menorah, a cosmic tree transformed as symbol of Judaism -- The memorial light -- The Torah ornaments -- The commanding position of the ark today -- The prayer hall embodying tensions within Judaism--the point of view of a Jewish theologian -- The functions of the synagogue are indivisible -- The need to evoke the numinous -- The use of stained-glass windows -- Different artistic conceptions of the prayer hall -- The wall which shelters the ark -- The ark, free standing and recessed -- The impact of contemporary design and materials on the ark -- The menorah today, search for depth and asymmetry -- A variety of Eternal Light lamps -- The memorial tables -- The use of electricity questioned -- Artwork in the Prayer Hall-Part II: Interiors designed by Erich Mendelsohn -- The evocation of the Holy by darkness and emptiness -- The bimah of Temple B'nai Israel in Bridgeport, Conn. -- The Beth El, Springfield, Mass. -- The primitive invades a modern synagogue -- Evocation of time and mobility in the arks of the Hebrew Congregation in Indianapolis, Ind. -- Silver ark doors narrate the biblical story in Temple Beth El in Great Neck, N.Y. -- Sculptured lead doors which recall the Holocaust -- Human figures and artist's self portrait carved on ark doors -- A modern carving of an old Hebrew fold motif -- The winged ark at Brandeis University -- The meeting of man with God -- The bronze ark of Temple B'rith Kodesh in Rochester, N.Y. -- Stained-Glass Windows: Stained-glass windows -- Man and community -- The windows in Temple B'nai Aaron, St. Paul, Minn. -- Stained-glass walls at the Milton Steinberg House in New York City and at Temple Shalom in Newton, Mass. -- Jewish history in stained glass at Har Zion in Philadelphia, Pa. -- Aspects of American Jewish history at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh -- Stained-glass windows as backdrop for the ark in New York City -- Fragments of old stained-glass windows worked into a modern design -- the unity of man, god, and the universe -- Abraham Rattner bases the design of a window on the cabala -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index.
Subjects: Synagogue art, American.; Synagogue architecture;
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Jewish antiques : from menorahs to seltzer bottles / by Kaplan, Tsadik,author.(CARDINAL)356965;
For anyone who has ever been interested in Judaism and Judaica, this book will hold great fascination. Ranging from the 18th to the early 20th century, the objects in this book take readers on an informative tour through Europe, the Middle East, and the United States, as well as through the holidays and the Sabbath.Sabbath & the home -- Passover -- Chanukah -- Purim -- Succot -- Birth & marriage -- The Synagogue -- The Bezalel School -- Jewelry -- Israeliana -- Exonumia -- Americana -- World War I -- Athletics -- World War II.
Subjects: Judaism; Jewish decoration and ornament.; Jewish art.;
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