The Szyk Haggadah: The Story of the Exodus from Egypt and A Guide to the Seder

by Arthur Szyk, Irvin Ungar (Commentaries by), Byron L. Sherwin PhD (Translator)

Overview

This edition of The Szyk Haggadah—the first since 1940 to be reproduced from Arthur Szyk’s original art—boasts an original commissioned and extremely practical English text by Rabbi Byron L. Sherwin, ideal for use at any family Seder.

A special commentary section by Rabbi Sherwin and Irvin Ungar gives insight into both the rituals of the Seder and Szyk’s rich illustrations.
 
Arthur Szyk (pronounced “Shick”) created his magnificent Haggadah in Lodz, on the eve of the Nazi occupation of his native Poland. There is no Haggadah like it, before or since, filled with sumptuous paintings of Jewish heroes and stunning calligraphy.
 
The Szyk Haggadah will transform the Seder, bringing the story of the Exodus from Egypt into a more contemporary light.
 
“Szyk’s Haggadah is still fabulous and fresh.” —Hadassah Magazine

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810997530
Publisher:	Abrams
Publication date:	03/15/2011
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

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.