• 14. [German Resistance Rabbi Joachim Prinz's Set] Mrozewski, Stefan [Rabbi Joachim Prinz]

GHETTO OF WARSAW; 16 WOODCUTS [ANTI-NAZI ACTIVIST RABBI JOACHIM PRINZ’S COPY WITH HIS STAMP]

Oakland, California: Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, 1966. Item #43482

First edition. Original illustrated paper wrappers, Small folio, 5 pages of text plus 16 plates with woodcut illustrations. 31 cm. In English.
Collection of 16 woodcuts of life in the Warsaw Ghetto produced by Polish artist Stefan Mrozewski. Ex-libris stamp identifies the book as being owned by Joachim Prinz, famous German-American rabbi and Anti-Nazi activist.
Stefan Mrozewski (1895-1975) “was a Polish graphic artist, book illustrator, and painter, who studied at the School of Drawing in Lódz, the National School of Decorative Arts in Poznan, the Free School of Painting and Drawing in Kraków, and the School of Fine Arts in Warszawa. He produced mostly woodcuts and drawings, but also stained glass and wall paintings, pastels, and ceramics. Most of his life Mrozewski lived and worked abroad, in France, the Netherlands, England, Wales, Italy, and the United States. He illustrated biblical texts and scenes from Greek mythology. His favorite subjects were religious topics, fairytales, medieval scenes, and genre scenes, such as urban and rural areas, and flowers.” (Olympics)
“Rabbi Joachim Prinz (1902-1988) was a leading voice against discrimination during the middle of the 20th century. Born in Burkhardsdorf, Upper Silesia (now part of Poland), Prinz became a rabbi in Berlin in 1925. During his tenure, he was a well-recognized figure and combined the learned traditions of the rabbinate with a populist touch. An outspoken opponent of the rising National Socialists' German Workers (NaziI) Party, Prinz pleaded with his and other Jewish communities to pay attention to the vitriolic rhetoric coming from the party and its leader, Adolph Hitler. His activism led to his expulsion from Germany in 1937; however his concerns proved correct for Jews across Europe.
After his expulsion, Prinz immigrated to the United States and became rabbi of Temple B'nai Abraham in Newark, New Jersey in 1939. He was a dynamic force nationally, serving as president of the American Jewish Congress from 1958 to 1966. He saw the plight of African American and other minority groups in the context of his own experience under the Nazis. From his early days in Newark, a city with a very large minority community, he spoke from his synagogue about the disgrace of discrimination. He joined picket lines across America protesting racial prejudice from unequal employment to segregated schools, housing, and all other areas of life.” (National Park Service)
SUBJECT(S): Jews in art. Jews -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Pictorial works. Jews. Jews in art. (OCLC: 2284968)
Some wear and staining to paper wrappers but internal prints remain clean and in Very Good Condition. (BK) (PSB-1-1-’lexccgg).

Price: $550.00