The role of Jews in world culture will be depicted in West Germany at an exhibition entitled “Synagoga” which is now in preparation, it was announced here by the Information Office of the federal government. The exhibition will take place in the city of Recklinghausen, in the Ruhr. It will show examples of Jewish contribution to the culture of all nations. The exhibition will open on November 3 this year and run till January 15, 1961.
From most of the world’s major museums and collections characteristic paintings and sculptures as well as specimens of the goldsmith’s and printer’s art have been promised for the exhibition. The investigation of possible sources of material brought to light, for instance, a genuine Tabernacle, which was in use during the 18th century at Horb, Wurttemberg. It is in the possession of the Municipal Museum at Bamberg.
A Special section of the exhibition will be devoted to religious themes. There will be a collection of one hundred masterpieces from many eras of history, with particularly good representation of Rembrandt and Chagall. Loans of such works will be made by museums in Amsterdam, Paris, Vienna, Lille, Soissons, and Saarbrucken, as well as twelve other cities in the German Federal Republic. Negotiations with museums in yet other cities are in progress.
A large number of exhibition pieces will come from the world-renowned Strauss-Rothschild collection (Collection Cluny, Paris). Assistance in setting up the exhibition has been promised by Mr. Kahane, director of antiquities at the Jerusalem Museum, and by Mr. Yaari, head of the cultural division of the Israeli Foreign Office.
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