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The Jewish Museum in Prague osobní, že bez dodatečné informace bývají větši- inscription of the names of the husband and wife Severočeským muzeem. Přednesené příspěvky history of Jewish communities in the area v Čechách dodnes skoro neznámé. nou jen obtížně rozpoznatelné. To je také důvod, (Fritz and Irma) and the wedding date byly zaměřeny na dějiny Židů v Čechách ve 20. occupied by Nazi Germany in 1938. The first part Výstava v Galerii Roberta Guttmanna, proč se ve specializovaných sbírkách téměř neob- (28 February 1926) on the back. All that is known století a na otázky výzkumu dějin židovských obcí of the proceedings includes chronological studies která potrvá až do 20. ledna 2008, před- jevují. Muzeu se nedávno podařilo získat darem of the original owners is that they perished during na území zabraném nacistickým Německem on topics from the First World War period through stavuje Feiglovu tvorbu v roce 100. výročí dva takovéto svatební přívěsky. Jedná se o porce- the Second World War. Both of these items v říjnu 1938. V první části sborníku jsou chronolo- to the end of the 1950s; the second part contains první výstavy Osmy a také 70 let po uměl- lánové střípky, zasazené do zlaté obruby s ouš- substantially enrich the Museum’s collection. gicky seřazené studie zpracovávající historická articles with a regional focus. The final paper cově poslední výstavě v Praze. kem. Na zadní straně jsou vyryta jména manželů témata od doby 1. světové války do konce 50. let deals with the Jewish history of Liberec. Na osobnost a tvorbu Bedřicha Feigla „Fritz“ a „Irma“ a datum svatby „28. února 1926“. Torah binder returned to the Museum 20. století, druhá část obsahuje články regionální- jsme se zeptali kurátora výstavy Arno O původních majitelích se ví jen to, že zahynuli In December the Kingston, Surbiton & District ho charakteru. Sborník uzavírá příspěvek vztahují- PROMINENT VISITS Paříka. za druhé světové války. Oba přívěsky podstatně Synagogue returned a Torah binder to the collec- cí se k židovské historii Liberce. October obohatily muzejní fond. tions of the Jewish Museum in Prague. This item Her Excellency the Right Honourable Micha¨elle Proč je dnes Feiglovo dílo málo zná- was sent to the UK during the Communist Regime VÝZNAMNÉ NÁVŠTĚVY Jean, Governor General of Canada mé? Souvisí to s tím, že Feigl žil po vět- Návrat povijanu na Tóru do muzejní sbírky in 1964, when the Westminster Synagogue in Říjen šinu života mimo Čechy? V prosinci tohoto roku předala britská židov- London acquired via the state-owned Artia corpo- Generální guvernérka Kanady Micha¨elle Jean Delegates of the Wealth and Giving Forum, the Jen do jisté míry. Jako u mnoha dal- ská kongregace Kingston, Surbiton & District ration the vast majority of Torah scrolls from what financial supporter of this year’s Forum 2000. 4 2007 ších židovských umělců je třeba hledat Synagogue do sbírek Židovského muzea v Praze was then the State Jewish Museum in Prague. souvislost především s umělcovými osudy Bedřich Feigl: Portrét Marion Feiglové, 1937, olej na plátně, 600 x 800, povijan na Tóru. Ten se do Anglie dostal za komu- Through an oversight, some Torah scrolls were za druhé světové války. Zatímco v dvacá- ŽMP 82.092. THE JEWISH Friedrich Feigl: Portrait of Marion Feigl, 1937, oil on canvas, 600 x 800, nistického režimu v roce 1964, kdy Westminster sent together with binders, which split up the Mu- tých a třicátých letech Feigl pravidelně JMP 82.092. Synagogue v Londýně získala prostřednictvím seum’s collection of Torah binders: about 2,000 MUSEUM v Praze vystavoval, často sem zajížděl státního podniku Artia převážnou část svitků Tóry of them remained in Prague, while about 400 IN PRAGUE a v roce 1933 se sem vrátil natrvalo, následující of Czech modern art, his work remains virtually uložených v tehdejším Státním židovském muzeu were sent to London.The Westminster Synagogue události tuto situaci zcela změnily. Jemu samému unknown in the Czech Republic. The show at the v Praze. Některé svitky Tóry přitom byly nedopat- distributes these Czech scrolls, on permanent s manželkou se v dubnu 1939 podařilo na posled- Robert Guttmann Gallery (closing on the 20th řením odeslány včetně povijanů, čímž se muzejní loan, to Jewish congregations throughout the ní chvíli uniknout nacistům do Londýna. Jeho dvě of January 2008) marks the 100th anniversary sbírka povijanů na Tóru rozdělila: na 2000 jich world. Some have been handed over along with sestry a nejstarší bratr Karel s rodinou a další pří- of the Osma’s first exhibition and the 70th zůstalo v Praze, zatímco přibližně 400 jich odešlo binders. Thanks to the Jewish Museum’s long- buzní byli brzy deportováni do Terezína a vzápětí anniversary of Feigl’s last exhibition in Prague. do Londýna. Westminsterská synagoga zapůjčuje term and friendly collaboration with Kingston, V posledním čtvrtletí roku 2007 Židovské In the last quarter of 2007, the Jewish do ghetta v Rize, kde všichni zahynuli. Feiglovy The exhibition curator Arno Pařík responds Kanadská generální guvernérka Micha¨elle Jean s manželem muzeum v Praze připravilo v Galerii Roberta Museum in Prague prepared an exhibition to a few questions about the life and work české a moravské svitky Tóry k náboženským Surbiton & District Synagogue and its representa- při návštěvě Židovského muzea. obrazy z pražských židovských sbírek byly účelům židovským kongregacím v mnoha zemích. tive David Lawson, one of these Torah binders has Governor General of Canada Micha¨elle Jean with her Guttmanna výstavu věnovanou osudu a dílu on the life and work of Friedrich Feigl, who konfiskovány a mnohé během války zničeny. of Friedrich Feigl below. Některé přitom byly předány včetně povijanů. Díky now returned to Prague after all these years. husband visiting the Jewish Museum. Bedřicha Feigla, umělce z okruhu první generace was one of the first Czech modern artists. Z těchto důvodu je jasné, proč se Feigl do Prahy dlouhodobé a přátelské spolupráci s Kingston, českých moderních malířů. Muzeum současně The Museum also organized and supported již nevrátil. Why is Feigl’s work little known today in the Surbiton & District Synagogue a jejím představite- NEW PUBLICATIONS Zástupci americké filantropické organizace Wealth uspořádalo nebo podpořilo další akce, z nichž a number of other events, the most important Po roce 1948 o něj jako o „německého uměl- Czech Republic? Is it because Feigl spent Zástupci Wealth and Giving Forum v Pinkasově synagoze. ty nejvýznamnější připomeneme v tomto Zpra- of which are described below. This newsletter also most of his life abroad? lem Davidem Lawsonem se jeden z těchto povija- Jewish Customs and Traditions in German and Giving Forum, která finančně podpořila letoš- Delegates of the Wealth and Giving Forum in Pinkas ce“ a navíc emigranta žádný zájem nebyl. Jeho nů na Tóru vrátil po letech do Prahy. At the end of the year, the Jewish Museum ní konferenci Forum 2000. Synagogue. vodaji. Nebude chybět ani informace o nových provides details of the Museum’s new acquisitions díla se za komunistického režimu téměř nevysta- Only to a certain extent. As with many other published a German guidebook to the exhibition in přírůstcích v muzejních sbírkách stejně jako and new publications. vovala, nepsalo se o něm, nikdo se jeho tvorbou Jewish artists, a connection should be sought with NOVÉ PUBLIKACE the Klausen Synagogue and the Ceremonial Hall, o nově vydaných publikacích. nezabýval, o samostatné výstavě nebo monografii his fate during the Second World War. Feigl EXHIBITIONS regularly exhibited and often travelled in Prague Židovské tradice a zvyky v němčině entitled Jewish Customs and Traditions. With Vydává Židovské muzeum v Praze (založeno v roce 1906), U Staré školy 1, 3, 110 01, Praha 1, IČO 60459263 se ani nedalo uvažovat. Není tedy divu, že VÝSTAVY Friedrich Feigl paintings at the Robert in the 1920s and 1930s, returning there for good V závěru roku Židovské muzeum vydalo numerous colour photographs of items on display, http://www.jewishmuseum.cz Feiglovo dílo zůstává prakticky neznámé, ačkoli Obrazy Bedřicha Feigla v Galerii Roberta Guttmann Gallery in 1933, but subsequent events completely německy průvodce expozicí v Klausové synagoze this guide focuses on the synagogue, Jewish Bankovní účet č. 195414380237 / 0100, Komerční banka, Spálená 51, 110 00 Praha 1 se v českých sbírkách ještě z předválečné doby Guttmanna The 31st of October saw the opening in the changed his situation. He and his wife managed a v Obřadní síni s názvem Židovské tradice festivals, everyday Jewish family life and the Pro poskytování darů uvádějte variabilní symbol: 1382002 nachází poměrně dost jeho obrazů. to escape the Nazis by getting to London at the a zvyky. Průvodce přibližuje význam synagogy a activities of the Burial Society. It has already been Zpravodaj vychází čtvrtletně, toto číslo vyšlo 15. 1. 2008, MK ČR E16832 Dne 31. října byla v Galerii Roberta Robert Guttmann Gallery of the exhibition jednotlivých židovských svátků, každodenní život published in Czech, English and French. The Redaktor: Noemi Holeková Guttmanna otevřena výstava Bedřich Feigl Friedrich Feigl (1884–1965). Paintings, Drawings Jak se vyvíjel Feiglův umělecký styl od doby last minute in April 1939. His two sisters and his židovské rodiny i činnost pražského Pohřebního guidebooks to the exhibitions in the Maisel and Fotografie: D. Cabanová, M. Ďurďovičová, M. Jelínek, J. Králová, V. Wünschová (1884–1965). Obrazy, kresby, grafika. Bedřich and Graphic Art. Feigl studied at the Prague první výstavy Osmy? eldest brother Karel with his family and other bratrstva. Text doprovázejí četné barevné fotogra- Spanish Synagogues, which focus on the history Překlad: Stephen Hattersley Feigl studoval na pražské Akademii a v roce 1907 Academy and in 1907 founded Osma [“Eight”] Feigl byl vždy v rámci své generace označo- relatives were soon deported to Terezín and then fie vystavených exponátů. Průvodce byl již dřív of the Jews in Bohemia and Moravia, can also be Výroba: LABEL spol.
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