Two hundred years of American Synagogue architecture
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: American Jewish Historical Society
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jane Higgins
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Anat Geva
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2023-12-14
Total Pages: 463
ISBN-13: 1648431364
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the aftermath of World War II, the United States experienced a rapid expansion of church and synagogue construction as part of a larger “religious boom.” The synagogues built in that era illustrate how their designs pushed the envelope in aesthetics and construction. The design of the synagogues departed from traditional concepts, embraced modernism and innovations in building technology, and evolved beyond the formal/rational style of early 1950s modern architecture to more of an expressionistic design. The latter resulted in abstraction of architectural forms and details, and the inclusion of Jewish art in the new synagogues. The Architecture of Modern American Synagogues, 1950s–1960s introduces an architectural analysis of selected modern American synagogues and reveals how they express American Jewry’s resilience in continuing their physical and spiritual identity, while embracing modernism, American values, and landscape. In addition, the book contributes to the discourse on preserving the recent past (e.g., mid 20th century architecture). While most of the investigations on that topic deal with the “brick & mortar” challenges, this book introduces preservation issues as a function of changes in demographics, in faith rituals, in building codes, and in energy conservation. As an introduction or a reexamination, The Architecture of Modern American Synagogues, 1950s–1960s offers a fresh perspective on an important moment in American Jewish society and culture as reflected in their houses of worship and adds to the literature on modern American sacred architecture. The book may appeal to Jewish congregations, architects, preservationists, scholars, and students in fields of studies such as architectural design, sacred architecture, American modern architecture and building technology, Post WWII religious and Jewish studies, and preservation and conservation.
Author: Henry Stolzman
Publisher: Images Publishing
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9781864700749
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis full colour publication explores the rich and diverse response to the quest to sustain the Hebrew heritage that has resulted in prominent designs.
Author: Susan G. Solomon
Publisher: Brandeis University Press
Published: 2015-05-01
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 161168868X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1961, famed architect Louis I. Kahn (1901-1974) received a commission to design a new synagogue. His client was one of the oldest Sephardic Orthodox congregations in the United States: Philadelphia's Mikveh Israel. Due to the loss of financial backing, Kahn's plans were never realized. Nevertheless, the haunting and imaginative schemes for Mikveh Israel remain among Kahn's most revered designs. Susan G. Solomon uses Kahn's designs for Mikveh Israel as a lens through which to examine the transformation of the American synagogue from 1955 to 1970. She shows how Kahn wrestled with issues that challenged postwar Jewish institutions and evaluates his creative attempts to bridge modernism and Judaism. She argues that Kahn provided a fresh paradigm for synagogues, one that offered innovations in planning, decoration, and the incorporation of light and nature into building design.
Author: Hans-Jürgen Derda
Publisher: Michael Imhof
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9783865688347
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe fourth installment in the Kleine Schriften der Bet Tfila series, this volume explores the Jewish reform movement in 19th-century Germany. The historical, religious, cultural, and architectural contexts of this time of Jewish enlightenment are examined in this comprehensive reference.
Author: Lee Shai Weissbach
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2021-11-21
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 081318732X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLee Shai Weissbach's innovative study sheds light on the functioning of smaller Jewish communities in a state representative of many in the Midwest and South. The synagogue buildings of Kentucky tell much about the experience of Kentucky Jewry. Synagogues, especially in smaller towns, have often served as the only setting available for a wide variety of communal activities. Weissbach outlines the history of every congregation established in Kentucky and every house of worship that has served Kentucky Jewry over the last 150 years, considering such issues as the financing of construction, the selection of architects, the way synagogue buildings reveal congregational attitudes, and the way local synagogue design reflects national trends. Eighty-two photographs show every one of Kentucky's synagogues, including buildings that are no longer standing or have been converted to other uses. This pictorial record documents the variety, distinctiveness, and significance of these buildings as a part of the Commonwealth's architectural, cultural, and religious landscape.
Author: Samuel Gruber
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 248
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmerican Synagogues is the first book to explore the exceptional architecture of modern American synagogues in the twentieth century, and this intriguing book relates the fascinating history of the Jewish people in America and how it is expressed in twentieth-century synagogue design. The book features all new photography of synagogues in many styles from a dozen states, many never before published in any form. The synagogues were designed by European masters, the best-known modern American architects, and by important contemporary architects including Frank Lloyd Wright, Philip Johnson, and Minoru Yamasaki.