Frontispiece to Kol Nidre Prayer
Sounding the Shofar
Praying on Yom Kippur
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1. FRONTISPIECE TO THE KOL NIDRE PRAYER-Mahzor, 1320
Sed-Rajna, G. (Ed.) (1997). Jewish Art. New York: Abrams.
Prayer book for the Festival Season (Mahzor)
Lake Constance region. Parchment, ink, gouache, burnished and mat gold.34.5 x 24.5 cm Bodleian Library, Oxford (Ms. Mich 619. fol 100v)
Some of these illustrations are in a distinctive style
This particular artist collaborated on the illumination of a work
It was produced in a monastery near lake Constance
This was in Germanic lands at that time
These prayer books were definitely meant for use in synagogues
The community shared the costs of the manufacture of the book
They owned it communally
The artists were definitely independent
1328-production of liturgical manuscripts was abruptly halted
This was due to the Black Death
Persecutions ended the flourishing cultural life there
Sed-Rajna, G. (Ed.) (1997). Jewish Art. New York: Abrams.
Prayer book for the Festival Season (Mahzor)
Lake Constance region. Parchment, ink, gouache, burnished and mat gold.34.5 x 24.5 cm Bodleian Library, Oxford (Ms. Mich 619. fol 100v)
Some of these illustrations are in a distinctive style
This particular artist collaborated on the illumination of a work
It was produced in a monastery near lake Constance
This was in Germanic lands at that time
These prayer books were definitely meant for use in synagogues
The community shared the costs of the manufacture of the book
They owned it communally
The artists were definitely independent
1328-production of liturgical manuscripts was abruptly halted
This was due to the Black Death
Persecutions ended the flourishing cultural life there
2. SOUNDING THE SHOFAR- Amsterdam, 1723
Snyder, J. (2004). The Jewish World 365 Days. NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc
This woodcut is from the Sir Isaac and Lady Wolfson Museum
It is located in Hechal Shlomo, Jerusalem
The print is from an 18th century Dutch book of customs(Minhogimbukh)
It depicts the sounding of the shofar for the High Holidays
3. JEWS PRAYING IN THE SYNAGOGUE ON YOM KIPPUR-M. Gottlieb, 1878
Sed-Rajna, G. (Ed.) (1997). Jewish Art. New York: Abrams
Polish/Russian ancestors found a challenge
For them, Jewish tradition conflicted with entry into the mainstream
This presented a dilemma to creative artists like Maurycy Gottlieb
He experienced anti-Semitic incidents at his art school in Cracow
He left his home city and went to Warsaw
There he was influenced by the Haskalah movement
This is also known as the Jewish Enlightenment
Reveals Gottlieb's ambivalence about traditional Jewish observance
His outward glance in his self-portrait shows skepticism
Some worshipers are studying seriously and others are not
Each one seems isolated, though this was the Jewish community!
Gottlieb died the very next year at the young age of 23!
Sed-Rajna, G. (Ed.) (1997). Jewish Art. New York: Abrams
Polish/Russian ancestors found a challenge
For them, Jewish tradition conflicted with entry into the mainstream
This presented a dilemma to creative artists like Maurycy Gottlieb
He experienced anti-Semitic incidents at his art school in Cracow
He left his home city and went to Warsaw
There he was influenced by the Haskalah movement
This is also known as the Jewish Enlightenment
Reveals Gottlieb's ambivalence about traditional Jewish observance
His outward glance in his self-portrait shows skepticism
Some worshipers are studying seriously and others are not
Each one seems isolated, though this was the Jewish community!
Gottlieb died the very next year at the young age of 23!
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