The Southampton Press and The East Hampton Press, Oliver Peterson, July 1, 2008
Treasure of a book offered as heirloom
The creators of an opulent Passover book—called a Haggadah—presented their masterpiece at the Jewish Center of the Hamptons in East Hampton last weekend. At Passover, Jews traditionally read the story of their peopleÕs exodus out of Egypt, and the Haggadah can be very simple, quite magnificent or any of 5,000 variations in between, according to Irvin Ungar, a former rabbi, the founder of antiquarian bookseller Historicana, and the man behind the Haggadah presented last weekend in East Hampton. Hand bound by East Hampton book binder Paul Vogel, it features 48 reproductions from a 1940 illuminated manuscript by famous artist and Jewish activist Arthur Szyk: hence its name, the Szyk Haggadah.
http://27east.com/story_detail.cfm?&id=152890
The New York Sun, Gabrielle Birkner, April 18, 2008
The Szyk Haggadah, Revived and Illuminated
At the ritual Passover meal, or Seder, many Jewish families will be reading an abbreviated story of the Jews' exodus from Egypt from wine-stained, center-stapled Haggadahs. A more select group will be reading the same slavery-to-freedom story from a leather-bound volume that features 48 brilliant-hued reproductions from an illuminated manuscript by Arthur Szyk—the Lodz-born art ist who became one of America's most influential political cartoonists during World War II.
http://www.nysun.com/arts/passover-story-illuminated/74979/
(Los Angeles) Jewish Journal, Tom Tugend, April 18, 2008
The classic Szyk Haggadah becomes a model masterpiece of the Digital Age
There's a 1,000-year-old haggadah, there's an Internet haggadah, and now there is a new $15,000 Arthur Szyk Haggadah. Szyk (pronounced Shick) was a Jew, a Pole, an American, and always an artist, whose brilliant paintings and cartoons could give new life to ancient traditions or eviscerate a Hitler and Mussolini.
http://www.jewishjournal.com/books/article/the_classic_szyk_haggadah_becomes_a_modern_masterpiece_of_the_digital_age_2/
(New York) Jewish Week, Sandee Brawarsky, April 16, 2008
'Szyk Haggadah Goes High-Tech
New volume has first access to original art since 1940.
When Arthur Szyk's Haggadah was first published in London in 1940, the full-color illustrated volume was not only the most expensive Haggadah ever printed, it was one of the most expensive books in the world, selling for $500. Since then, many editions were reprinted in Israel, for popular use, at moderate prices.
Now, Historicana is publishing a new limited edition, "The Szyk Haggadah," the first to be printed in the United States, and the first digitally produced volume, with colors as vibrant as the original edition. In addition, the new volume is the first to have access to the original art, since the 1940 edition.
As publisher Irvin Ungar explains, "Our edition takes advantage of every recent advance in photography, color reproduction, and papermaking technology."
http://www.thejewishweek.com/viewArticle/c238_a7794/Special_Sections/Special_Holiday_Issues.html
Jerusalem Post, Tom Tugend, April 11, 2008
"Drawing on Experience."
"Szyk (pronounced Shick) was a Jew, a Pole, an American, and always an artist, whose brilliant paintings and cartoons could give new life to ancient traditions or eviscerate a Hitler or Mussolini. Now, almost 57 years after Szyk's death, antiquarian bookseller Irvin Ungar has come up with a new edition of the artist's 1940 Haggadah, which, Ungar believes, gives new meaning to the term state-of-the-art, particularly in digital technology."
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1207649981467&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), Tom Tugend, April 8, 2008
New Szyk Haggadah Going for $15,000
When Arthur Szyk's Haggadah was first published in London in 1940, the full-color illustrated volume was not only the most expensive Haggadah ever printed, it was one of the most expensive books in the world, selling for $500. Since then, many editions were reprinted in Israel, for popular use, at moderate prices.
Now, Historicana is publishing a new limited edition, "The Szyk Haggadah," the first to be printed in the United States, and the first digitally produced volume, with colors as vibrant as the original edition. In addition, the new volume is the first to have access to the original art, since the 1940 edition.
As publisher Irvin Ungar explains, "Our edition takes advantage of every recent advance in photography, color reproduction, and papermaking technology."
(Connecticut)Jewish Ledger, Tom Tugend, April 17, 2008
New Szyk Haggadah going for $15,000
State-of-the-art Szyk Haggadah
http://www.jewishledger.com/articles/2008/04/17/news/on_the_cover/news03.txt
Jewish Palm Beach, Tom Tugend, April 11, 2008
New Szyk Haggadah Going for $15,000
Jewish in St. Louis, Tom Tugend, April 8, 2008
New Szyk Haggadah Going for $15,000
http://stlouis.ujcfedweb.org/page.html?ArticleID=172741
(Baltimore) Jewish Times, Tom Tugend, April 8, 2008
Szyk Haggadah Being Reprinted
(Rhode Island) Jewish Voice & Herald, Tom Tugend, April 8, 2008
New Szyk Haggadah Going for $15,000
United Jewish Communities (UJC), Tom Tugend, April 8, 2008
New Szyk Haggadah Going for $15,000
http://www.ujc.org/page.html?ArticleID=172720
(Phoenix) Jewish News, Tom Tugend, April 11, 2008
State-of-the-art Szyk Haggadah coming out in limited edition
http://www.jewishaz.com/issues/story.mv?080411+haggadah
Jewish Federation of Greater Long Beach and West Orange County, Tom Tugend, April 8, 2008
New Szyk Haggadah Going for $15,000
http://www.jewishlongbeach.org/page.html?ArticleID=172720
Ein News, Tom Tugend, April 8, 2008
The Szyk Haggadah, Revived and Illuminated
OUPBlog, Oxford University Press Blog, April 18, 2008
Happy Passover: The Szyk Haggadah
http://blog.oup.com/2008/04/szyk/
Print Magazine, Steven Heller, February 2008
"Szyk Transit: The greatest work of a once-famous anti-fascist illustrator has been beautifully restored, but not without some conflict along the way."
Steven Heller recounts the history of the original Szyk Haggadah and describes the process and complexity of Irvin Ungar's remaking using digital photography of the original artwork, while including full color reproductions of The Seder Table, King David, The Four Questions, other Haggadah images, a photograph of the artist and two of his anti-Nazi magazine covers.
Boca Raton Forum, John Thomason, November 21, 2007
"Provocative cartoonist illuminates at FAU."
Lifestyle & Entertainment Section Editor, John Thomason describes "Justice Illuminated: The Art of Arthur Szyk" exhibition on display at FAU's Wimberly Library.
Amphora Journal, Rollin Milroy, October 2007
"The Szyk Haggadah"
"A new deluxe edition of the illuminated Haggadah created by Arthur Szyk 70 years ago will be published in early 2008. Thanks to the current state of digital colour printing, publisher Irvin Ungar promises this will be the most faithful reproduction of the original artwork ever achieved. It may also be the most ambitious publication ever undertaken entirely with digital printing technology." Editor Rollin Milroy included images of King David, Had Gadya and The Four Questions.
http://www.alcuinsociety.com/amphora/147/Haggadah.pdf
FineBOOKS & Collections, Scott Brown, September/October 2007
"Most Illuminating: Unveiling the true colors of Arthur Szyk's Haggadah"
Editor Scott Brown tells the Haggadah story and reproduces image of Had Gadya.
Library of Congress: Madison Council Bulletin, Fall 2007
"Shapiros Acquire Szyk Haggadah for Library."
Bulletin editors describe filming at the Library of Congress for the Making of the Haggadah DVD documentary, as well as that Council members Susan and Dennis Shapiro had purchased the two-volume set for the Library's collection.
Jewish Standard of New Jersey, May 25, 2007
Calendar Item
"Irvin Ungar, founder & CEO of the Judaica dealer Historicana, Freedom Illuminated: Arthur Szyk and His Haggadah." Photo of Irvin Ungar with caption describing his scheduled presentation at the Jewish Museum, New York, for the Friedman Society membership.
The Jewish Press Magazine, May 25, 2007
Jewish Arts: "The New Arthur Szyk: Fad or Revival?"
Menachem Wecker provides an overview of Szyk's life and art, while also soliciting insights from Irvin Ungar about Szyk's motivations, adherence to Jewish values and why his art is experiencing a renaissance right now.
http://www.jewishpress.com/page.do/21669/Jewish_arts.html
San Mateo County Times & The Oakland Tribune, Aaron Kinney, April 26, 2007
Business Section Staff Writer Aaron Kinney describes Szyk as "a weapon of democracy" and Irvin Ungar as "Local collector champions artwork of forgotten Allied propagandist," resulting from an afternoon visit to Ungar's Historicana offices and archive.
Rare Book Review, Tabitha Barda, April/May 2007
Staff Writer, Tabitha Barda describes the new edition of the Szyk Haggadah as "Passing Resemblance Reproducing a Judaican classic."
Forward, March 23, 2007
Fast Forward Section:
"Illuminated Tales: Created by a famed political cartoonist during the rise of Hitler, the Arthur Szyk Haggadah is being reproduced for the first time since 1940 in a limited edition. The colorful, intensely detailed drawings, done in the style of medieval manuscript illumination, will be accompanied by essays by scholars of Jewish art." Color images include: Moses Striking the Egyptian,The Four Questions, Arrangement of the Passover Tray and Had Gadya.
http://www.forward.com/search/0/15/?query=Arthur+Szyk+Haggadah&go.x=10&go.y=13
jtnews.net: The voice of Jewish Washington, Dr. Rafael Medoff, March 20, 2007
Dr. Rafael Medoff, director of The David S. Syman Institute for Holocaust Studies, summarizes the story of how Szyk created "The Haggadah that challenged Hitler" by using subtle and not so subtle references to Hitler and his senior staff as the new Pharaoh determined to annihilate the Jews.
http://www.jtnews.net/index.php?/news/item/1878/
j: The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California, Dan Pine, February 23, 2007
Staff Writer Dan Pine describes plans for the new edition of the Szyk Haggadah in his story, "Arthur Szyk Haggadah is reprinted."
