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THE SYNAGOGUE IN WALNUT STREET THAT LOOKS AS IF IT WAS MADE OF WALNUT
The Agudat Israel Synagogue in Chelsea, Massachusetts was dedicated in 1909 at a time when one third of the town’s residents were Jewish. Built by working class immigrants, it continues to be one of...
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NAMED AS ONE OF THE “10 BREATHTAKING PLACES OF WORSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES:
The Shaarey Tzedek Synagogue in Southfield, in the outskirts of Detroit, Michigan. Dedicated in 1962, the current building welcomed the Shaarey Tzedek congregation, originally formed in 1913.Filed...
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EMERGENCY EXIT READY: THE SYNAGOGUE OF THE FIREFIGHTERS
The South Fallsburg Synagogue in New York State is one of North American traditionally small synagogues. Its curious story is that back in the 1950’s all firefighters in the town were members of the...
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FROM TUNISIA TO BROOKLYN
Jewish Roman Mosaics from the 1st Century found in Tunisia at exhibit in the Brooklyn Museum.Filed under: America, United States
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FROM TUNISIA TO CALIFORNIA
Picture of traditional Jewish woman wedding attire at exhibition at the Magnes Collection of Jewish Arts and Life in Berkeley, California. Filed under: America, United States
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THE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY SYNAGOGUE IN THE WORLD IS IN EVANSTON,...
The Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in Evanston opened in 2008 a green synagogue that is an award-winning Platinum LEED building. It combines an earth-friendly design with a modern Jewish...
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THE METHODIST TEMPLE THAT BECAME A HOME FOR JEWS FROM BIALYSTOK, POLAND
The Bialystoker Synagogue in the Lower East Side in New York City became the center for the Bialystok Jews in 1905 in a building that was a Methodist Episcopal Church since 1826.Filed under: America,...
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A YUGOSLAV MOSES IS IN CLEVELAND, OHIO.
The head of Moses, as imagined and shaped by Croatian renowned sculptor, Ivan Mestrovic, can be seen in the surroundings of the Tifereth Israel historical synagogue in Beachwood, in the suburbs of...
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HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE IN GREATER CHICAGO
The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Educational Center is located in Skokie in Greater Chicago and it was inaugurated in 2009. It’s modern and sober architecture is based on entering through black doors...
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LIBERATION: FROM POLAND TO NEW JERSEY
The Liberation Statue showing an American soldier carrying a Holocaust survivor coming out of the concentrations camps, is an iconic piece of art by Nathan Rapoport and can be seen in Jersey...
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