The Szyk Haggadah

Informationen zum Autor Arthur Szyk (1884-1951) was known primarily as a political illustrator of the highest caliber. Eleanor Roosevelt once referred to him as a "one-man army," and indeed, he saw himself as a "soldier in art." Byron L. Sherwin (1946-2015) was a distinguished Jewish scholar, rabbi, and author known for his expertise in theology, inter-religious dialogue, mysticism, and Jewish ethics. He trained at the Jewish Theological Seminary under the guidance of Abraham Joshua Heschel and earned a Ph.D. in the History of Culture from the University of Chicago. Irvin Ungar , an antiquarian bookseller and former rabbi, has championed the rediscovery of Szyk's work. He is the author of several books on Szyk, including Justice Illuminated: The Art of Arthur Szyk and Arthur Szyk: Soldier in Art, which won the National Jewish Book Award in 2017. Klappentext The Szyk Haggadah is bound back to back with a modern Haggadah commentary, each with its own pagination. The Haggadah reads from right-to-left and the commentary from left-to-right.A modern illuminated haggadah, illustrated by master miniaturist Arthur Szyk in Poland just after Hitler's rise to power, with all-new translation and commentary by leading Jewish theologian Rabbi Byron L. Sherwin.

Product details

• Authors: Byron Sherwin, Arthur Szyk, Szyk Arthur, Irvin Ungar
• Assisted by: Byron Sherwin (Translation), Byron L Sherwin (Translation), Byron L. Sherwin (Translation), Irvin Ungar (Translation)
• Publisher: Abrams
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.03.2011
• EAN: 9780810997530
• ISBN: 978-0-8109-9753-0
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 232 mm x 282 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning; RELIGION / Judaism / Sacred Writings, Judaism, Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals, Judaism: worship, rites & ceremonies, Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects