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In Memoriam: Kazimierz Macciej Piechotka (1919-2010), Samuel D. Gruber Dr.
In Memoriam: Kazimierz Macciej Piechotka (1919-2010), Samuel D. Gruber Dr.
Samuel D. Gruber Dr.
Remembering the life and work of Polish architect and architectural historian Kazimierz Maciej Piechotka who with his wife Maria reintroduced the world to the marvels of Polish wooden and masonry synagogues in a series of important books and articles beginning Boznice Drewniane (1957) published in English as Wooden Synagogues in 1959. Piechotka, who fought in the Warsaw uprising and spent eight months in a German prisoner of war camp, was also an accomplished architect.
Synagogues, Europe: Medieval To Eighteenth Century, Samuel D. Gruber Dr.
Synagogues, Europe: Medieval To Eighteenth Century, Samuel D. Gruber Dr.
Samuel D. Gruber Dr.
No abstract provided.
The Archaeology Of Judaism, Samuel D. Gruber Dr.
The Archaeology Of Judaism, Samuel D. Gruber Dr.
Samuel D. Gruber Dr.
An introduction to the archaeology of Jewish historic sites in Europe, especially from the Middle Ages. The essay discusses the origin of the field of study and some of the pertinent historical, archaeological, ethical and interpretive developments and issues that have arisen since the 19th century.
Synagogues: Twentieth Century, Samuel D. Gruber Dr.
Synagogues: Twentieth Century, Samuel D. Gruber Dr.
Samuel D. Gruber Dr.
No abstract provided.
Jewish Historic Sites And Monuments In Bulgaria (Part 2), Samuel D. Gruber Dr.
Jewish Historic Sites And Monuments In Bulgaria (Part 2), Samuel D. Gruber Dr.
Samuel D. Gruber Dr.
2011 published report of US Commission sponsored survey of Jewish synagogues, former synagogues and cemeteries in Bulgaria carried out in 2005 and 2006, with participation of members of the Jewish community of Bulgaria. The report PDF is in two parts.
Arnold W. Brunner And The New Classical Synagogue In America, Samuel D. Gruber Dr.
Arnold W. Brunner And The New Classical Synagogue In America, Samuel D. Gruber Dr.
Samuel D. Gruber Dr.
Arnold W. Brunner (1857–1925), Albert Kahn (1869–1942), and other Jewish architects played an important role in reviving the classical style for American synagogue design at the turn of the twentieth century, putting their stamp on American Jewish identity and American architecture. The American-born Brunner was the preferred architect of New York’s Jewish establishment from the 1880s until his death. He adopted the classical style with his third New York synagogue, Congregation Shearith Israel, dedicated in 1897, and then championed the style in his extensive public writing about synagogue design. The classical style was subsequently widely accepted nationally by Reform congregations, …