Jewish architecture

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Jewish architecture comprises the architecture of Jewish religious buildings and other buildings that either incorporate Jewish elements in their design or are used by Jewish communities.

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Reconstruction of the ceiling of the synagogue in Gwozdzca, Poland, on display at the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. Warszawa - synagoga z Gwozdzca 2.JPG
Reconstruction of the ceiling of the synagogue in Gwoźdźca, Poland, on display at the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw.
Belz Great Synagogue (2000), Jerusalem. Belz World Center Outside.jpg
Belz Great Synagogue (2000), Jerusalem.

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Due to the diasporic nature of Jewish history, there is no single architectural style that is common across all Jewish cultures. [1] Examples of buildings considered Jewish architecture include explicitly religious buildings such as synagogues and mikvehs, [2] as well as Jewish schools. [3]

Jewish Center of Kings Highway boys' high school in Brooklyn, New York Jewish Center of Kings Highway Boys High school.jpg
Jewish Center of Kings Highway boys' high school in Brooklyn, New York


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References

  1. ↑ Prager, Brad (2013). "Building After Auschwitz: Jewish Architecture and the Memory of the Holocaust by Gavriel D. Rosenfeld (review)" . German Studies Review. 36 (3): 727–728. doi:10.1353/gsr.2013.0122. ISSN   2164-8646. S2CID   161345397.
  2. ↑ Leslie, Thomas (2011). "Review of Louis I. Kahn's Jewish Architecture: Mikveh Israel and the Midcentury American Synagogue". Shofar. 29 (2): 222–224. ISSN   0882-8539. JSTOR   10.5703/shofar.29.2.222.
  3. ↑ Kastner, Eitan (2010). "Yeshiva College and the Pursuit of a Jewish Architecture" . American Jewish History. 96 (2): 141–161. doi:10.1353/ajh.2010.0021. ISSN   1086-3141. S2CID   162261984.


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