Union Museum Acquies Schatz Gallery
The noted "Schatz Gallery" of Jerusalem, has been acquired by the Library of the Hebrew Union College. This collection includes the work of Professor Boris Schatz in a variety of media such as bronze, stone, oil paintings, and carvings in ivory. It comprises sixty-four pieces. Joseph Schotithal Donates Important Collection of Modern Jewish Art To the Hebrew Union College as Memorial to His Wife and is regarded as an important addition to the library and museum of the College which at present houses the largest and most complete collection of Jewish art and ceremonial objects in the world. The acquisition of the Schatz Gallery was made possible through the kindness of Mr. Joseph Schonthal of Columbus, Ohio, who had previously made large contributions in memory of his wife, for the purchase of literary and artistic treasures for the library and museum, and for the Department of Synagogue and School Extension.
The Hebrew Union College library (which is a part of the Hebrew Union College maintained by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations for the education of rabbis), attracted world-wide attention two years ago when it acquired the annotated prayer books and the ark of the last remnants of a Hebrew settlement at Kai- Fung-Foo, and also the Israel Solomons collection of prints and manuscripts in London. Mr. Schonthal and Mr. Ben Selling of Portland, Oregon, were the principal con¬tributors to this fund. Early this year it purchased the notable Kirschstein-Frau- berger Museum in Berlin, which had been the foremost private collection of Jewish graphic arts and ceremonial objects in the world.
The library of the Hebrew Union College now has more than 70,000 volumes, 2,000 Hebrew manuscripts, 2,000 ceremonial objects, 2,200 paintings and etchings, and more than 6,000 items apper-taining to Jewish music. Its monetary value is estimated at more than $1,750,000. The interesting new collection in the library will be viewed by many of the delegates to the biennial conventions of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods and National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods who are meeting in Cleveland between January 16 and 20, and are planning to include in their itinerary a visit to the seat of Reform Judaism at Cincinnati. An informal reception for convention delegates will be held at the Hebrew Union College on January, including an exhibit in the Library, at which many of the library's literary and artistic treasures will be exhibited.
The Schatz Gallery is one of the first conscious Attempts in modern times for the creation of a specifically Jewish art. Aside from their technical excellence the subjects are Jewish, representing ancient and modern Jewish types and celebrities, Jewish festivals and ceremonies. The collection is the work of Professor Boris Schatz who gave up a European career as art director for the Boulgarian govern, and found the Bezalel School of Art twenty years ago, for the development of Jewish art and handicrafts. Prof. Schatz has made reliefs of Mr. Schonthal, donor of the collection, and of his wife, Hermine Schonthal, in whose memory this collection was donated, for the Union College museum.
Union Museum Acquies Schatz Gallery
The noted "Schatz Gallery" of Jerusalem, has been acquired by the Library of the Hebrew Union College. This collection includes the work of Professor Boris Schatz in a variety of media such as bronze, stone, oil paintings, and carvings in ivory. It comprises sixty-four pieces. Joseph Schotithal Donates Important Collection of Modern Jewish Art To the Hebrew Union College as Memorial to His Wife and is regarded as an important addition to the library and museum of the College which at present houses the largest and most complete collection of Jewish art and ceremonial objects in the world. The acquisition of the Schatz Gallery was made possible through the kindness of Mr. Joseph Schonthal of Columbus, Ohio, who had previously made large contributions in memory of his wife, for the purchase of literary and artistic treasures for the library and museum, and for the Department of Synagogue and School Extension.
The Hebrew Union College library (which is a part of the Hebrew Union College maintained by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations for the education of rabbis), attracted world-wide attention two years ago when it acquired the annotated prayer books and the ark of the last remnants of a Hebrew settlement at Kai- Fung-Foo, and also the Israel Solomons collection of prints and manuscripts in London. Mr. Schonthal and Mr. Ben Selling of Portland, Oregon, were the principal con¬tributors to this fund. Early this year it purchased the notable Kirschstein-Frau- berger Museum in Berlin, which had been the foremost private collection of Jewish graphic arts and ceremonial objects in the world.
The library of the Hebrew Union College now has more than 70,000 volumes, 2,000 Hebrew manuscripts, 2,000 ceremonial objects, 2,200 paintings and etchings, and more than 6,000 items apper-taining to Jewish music. Its monetary value is estimated at more than $1,750,000. The interesting new collection in the library will be viewed by many of the delegates to the biennial conventions of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods and National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods who are meeting in Cleveland between January 16 and 20, and are planning to include in their itinerary a visit to the seat of Reform Judaism at Cincinnati. An informal reception for convention delegates will be held at the Hebrew Union College on January, including an exhibit in the Library, at which many of the library's literary and artistic treasures will be exhibited.
The Schatz Gallery is one of the first conscious Attempts in modern times for the creation of a specifically Jewish art. Aside from their technical excellence the subjects are Jewish, representing ancient and modern Jewish types and celebrities, Jewish festivals and ceremonies. The collection is the work of Professor Boris Schatz who gave up a European career as art director for the Boulgarian govern, and found the Bezalel School of Art twenty years ago, for the development of Jewish art and handicrafts. Prof. Schatz has made reliefs of Mr. Schonthal, donor of the collection, and of his wife, Hermine Schonthal, in whose memory this collection was donated, for the Union College museum.