The Cymbalista Synagogue at Tel Aviv University designed as two round tubes that emerge from square basis, symbolizing bipolarity between the prayer hall turning east and the study hall turning west. Located on the site of the former synagogue, destroyed in WWII, the new Livorno synagogue opened in 1962 and is well known for its architecture. The Jewish architect Angelo Di Castro designed a tent like building, following the outlines of the original Tabernacle. Synagogue in Oslo, Norway Tallin, Estonia Toronto, Canada, Shaari Tefila Synagogue London, United Kingdom. Harrow and Wembley Synagogue Prague, Czech R. Jerusalem Synagogue. Philadelphia, United States. Beth Shalom Synagogue. Baltimore, US. Beth Israel Synagogue Detroit, US. Shaarey Zedek Synagogue Cleveland, US. Park Synagogue San Francisco, US. Beth Sholom Synagogue Budapesr, Hungary. Dohany Synagogue. Miami Beach, US. Beth Shalom Synagogue. Caesaria, Israel. Megilat Or Synagogue. Jerusalem, Israel.Givat Ram Synagogue. Spyer, Germany. Curitiba, Brazil. Beit Ya'akov Synagogue.
Synagogues are some of the most beautiful sites of Jewish heritage and culture in the world. From Tunisia to Mumbai to New York — and from Sephardi to Ashkenazi to Mizrahi congregations — these synagogues are jaw-droppingly beautiful. There are Stars of David stained glass, elaborate candelabras, and stunning bimahs. There’s Moorish revival to art […]
Places of worship are often built with beautiful aesthetics in mind, inside and out. Here are seven synagogues from around the world which are so breathtaking, they deserve a visit.
Designed by PAINTIT, this beautiful synagogue is situated in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Throughout our time on Earth, we humans have created some pretty cool stuff. However, since all of it can't possibly fit into our curriculum, most of us miss out on a lot of our heritage.
The city of Prague was home to nearly 100,000 Jews before the start of World War II. Unfortunately the atrocious acts of the Shoah and the time since then has diminished the Jewish population to
New Synagogue (Berlin), or Neue Synagoge (German), was built 1859-1866 as the main synagogue of the Berlin Jewish community, on Oranienburger Straße. Because of its splendid eastern Moorish style and resemblance to the Alhambra, it is an important architectural monument of the second half of the 19th century in Berlin. The building was designed by Eduard Knoblauch. Following Knoblauch's death in 1865, Friedrich August Stüler took responsibility for the majority of its construction as well as for its interior arrangement and design. It was inaugurated in the presence of Count Otto von Bismarck, then Minister President of Prussia, in 1866. One of the few synagogues to survive Kristallnacht, it was badly damaged prior to and during World War II and subsequently much was demolished; the present building on the site is a reconstruction of the ruined street frontage with its entrance, dome and towers, and only a few rooms behind. It is truncated before the point where the main hall of the synagogue began. The front of the building, facing Oranienburger Straße, is richly ornamented with shaped bricks and terracotta, accented by coloured glazed bricks. Beyond the entrance, the building's alignment changes to mesh with pre-existing structures. The synagogue's main dome with its gilded ribs is an eye-catching sight. The central dome is flanked by two smaller pavilion-like domes on the two side-wings. Beyond the façade was the front hall and the main hall with 3,000 seats. Due to the unfavourable alignment of the property, the building's design required adjustment along a slightly turned axis. The New Synagogue (Berlin) is also a monument of early iron construction. The new building material (iron was previously not used in building construction) was visible in its use for the outside columns, as well as in the dome's construction... more on Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply.
Once numbering over one hundred thousand, Tunisia's Jewish community has dwindled over the years. Its members practice discretion, but certainly have no desire to hide. By Sarah Mersch in Tunisia
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Beth Sholom Synagogue by Frank Lloyd Wright: Elkins Park PA
