In Hebrew, Kol Emeth means “the voice of truth,” explains Stan Field, who, with his son Jess, leads Field Architecture. The Palo Alto, California–based firm recently completed the Kol Emeth synagogue ...

Moorish Revival architecture is still flourishing in every corner of Manhattan: Structures from Chinatown to the Upper East Side carry the characteristic ogee arches and muqarnas. What is this ...

The Museum at Eldridge Street, a Lower East Side synagogue that was built in 1887 and holds National Historic Landmark status, recently underwent a quarter-century-long renovation, which culminated ...

A version of the three R’s all too rare today—religion, reproduction and residential construction—flourished madly in this country after World War II, so it shouldn’t be surprising that new houses of ...

A provocative interpretation of the art and architecture of a pre-modern wooden synagogue illuminates the social, historical and religious context of an Eastern-European Jewish community Thomas C.

When it listed the building for sale through Allegro Realty in May, the congregation raised the specter that it was eager to walk away from a costly burden, but that was never the intention. “We all ...

The contemporary phenomenon of designing eye-popping museum buildings as tourist attractions is called the "Bilbao Effect," a reference to Frank Gehry's effervescent Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. But ...

1. Why is the Synagogue’s Architecture in Moorish Revival Style? To people today, it may seem incongruous that a synagogue was designed in the Moorish Revival style, with inspiration from Islamic ...

Synagogues in England and in seven countries of Eastern and Central Europe will receive a total of $140,000 from the World Monuments Fund as part of a preservation program. The synagogues that will ...

Nestled in the heart of Glasgow, Scotland, is the historic Garnethill Synagogue, home to the Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre and the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre. Opened in 1879, Garnethill ...

A provocative interpretation of the art and architecture of a pre-modern wooden synagogue illuminates the social, historical and religious context of an Eastern-European Jewish community Thomas C.

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