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Author : Henry Stolzman,Daniel Stolzman
Publisher : Images Publishing
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1864700742
This full colour publication explores the rich and diverse response to the quest to sustain the Hebrew heritage that has resulted in prominent designs.
Author : Samuel Gruber
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015057590641
American 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.
Author : Henry Stolzman,Daniel Stolzman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Jewish architecture
ISBN : 1864706961
Author : Susan G. Solomon
Publisher : Brandeis University Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781611688689
In 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 : Anat Geva
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-14
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781648431364
In 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 : American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015006742780
Author : Jewish Museum (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Synagogue architecture
ISBN : UCAL:B3874859
Gift of Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut.
Author : Albert S Gottlieb,American Institute of Architects,Central Conference of American Rabbis
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1019587512
This stunning volume presents a comprehensive survey of synagogue and Sunday school architecture in America, with detailed descriptions and stunning photography of each building. Written by a team of renowned architects and experts on Jewish culture, this book is a testament to the beauty and diversity of Jewish religious architecture. Whether you're a professional architect or a curious amateur, this book will inspire and enlighten you. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Barry L. Stiefel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317320326
Before the mid-fifteenth century, the Christian and Islamic governments of Europe had restricted the architecture and design of synagogues and often prevented Jews from becoming architects. Stiefel presents a study of the material culture and religious architecture that this era produced.
Author : Ita Heinze-Greenberg
Publisher : Lund Humphries Publishers Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Synagogue architecture
ISBN : 1848222947
In America between 1946 and 1953, the German-Jewish architect Eric Mendelsohn planned seven synagogues, of which four were built, all in the Midwest. In this book, photographer Michael Palmer has recorded in exquisite detail Mendelsohn's four built synagogues in Saint Paul, Saint Louis, Cleveland, and Grand Rapids. These photographs are accompanied by an insightful contextual essay by Ita Heinze-Greenberg which reflects on Eric Mendelsohn and his Jewish identity. Mendelsohn's post-war commitment to sacred architecture was a major challenge to him, but one on which he embarked with great enthusiasm. He sought and found radically new architectural solutions for these "temples" that met functional, social, and spiritual demands. In the post-war and post-Holocaust climate, the old references had become obsolete, while the founding of the State of Israel in 1948 posed a claim for the redefinition of the Jewish diaspora in general. The duality of Jewish and American identity became more crucial than ever and the congregations were keen to express their integration into a modern America through these buildings. Hardly anyone could have been better suited for this task than Mendelsohn, as he sought to justify his decision to move from Israel and adopt the USA as his new homeland. The places he created to serve Jewish identity in America were a crowning conclusion of his career. They became the benchmark of modern American synagogue architecture, while the design of sacred space added a new dimension in Mendelsohn's work.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:916315034
Author : Marc Lee Raphael
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780814775820
Chronicles the history of the Jewish synagogue in America over the course of three centuries, discussing its changing role in the American Jewish community.
Author : Joseph Siry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0226761401
This book examines the design, construction, and reception of Beth Sholom Synagogue, and its place in relation to Frank Lloyd Wright's other religious architecture.
Author : Julian H. Preisler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Jewish architecture
ISBN : 1625450370
"The United States has the second largest Jewish community in the world with a wealth of history and architecture spanning 363 years. From the earliest Jewish congregations established in the original thirteen colonies, to the later congregations established in the central and western regions of the country, beautiful synagogues were built and vital communities were created and thrived. Jewish congregations and their members contributed to the life and success of small towns and large cities alike. America's Pioneer Jewish Congregations: Architecture, Community and History takes the reader on a tour of the oldest existing Jewish congregation in each of the 50 states plus Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. It highlights the history of each congregation and includes photographs of the various buildings that housed these congregations over the years. Some are one of only a few synagogues in a particular state, while others are part of a statewide Jewish community with hundreds of synagogues. The whole spectrum of American synagogue life is represented in all its diversity"--Page 4 of cover.
Author : Peter Blake
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : Architecture, Jewish
ISBN : UOM:39015047345775
