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Mapping Jews: Cartography And Topography In Rome's Ghetto, Samuel D. Gruber Dr. Jan 2013

Mapping Jews: Cartography And Topography In Rome's Ghetto, Samuel D. Gruber Dr.

Samuel D. Gruber Dr.

This paper examines how the Ghetto of Rome was represented in the many view-plans and maps of Rome from the 16th through 18th centuries, and how this mapping both tells us much about the physical appearance of the Ghetto and also how it was perceived by others in particular and presented to others more generally.


The Archaeology Of Judaism, Samuel D. Gruber Dr. Jan 2011

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.


Jewish Historic Sites And Monuments In Bulgaria (Part 2), Samuel D. Gruber Dr. Jan 2011

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. Jan 2011

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, …


Jewish Historic Sites And Monuments In Bulgaria (Part 1), Samuel D. Gruber Dr. Jan 2011

Jewish Historic Sites And Monuments In Bulgaria (Part 1), 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.


Jewish Identity In Modern Synagogue Architecture, Samuel D. Gruber Dr. Jan 2004

Jewish Identity In Modern Synagogue Architecture, Samuel D. Gruber Dr.

Samuel D. Gruber Dr.

examines the way in which Jewish identity is expressed in the architecture of modern synagogues and other Jewish-purpose buildings, and also how these very buildings help shape contemproary Jewish identity.


Silenced Sacred Spaces: Selected Photographs Of Syrian Synagogues By Robert Lyons, Exhibition Essay, Lowe Art Gallery, Syracuse University, Samuel D. Gruber Dr. Sep 1996

Silenced Sacred Spaces: Selected Photographs Of Syrian Synagogues By Robert Lyons, Exhibition Essay, Lowe Art Gallery, Syracuse University, Samuel D. Gruber Dr.

Samuel D. Gruber Dr.

No abstract provided.


Preservation Priorities: Endangered Historic Jewish Sites. World Monuments Fund (New York, 1996), Samuel D. Gruber Dr. Jan 1996

Preservation Priorities: Endangered Historic Jewish Sites. World Monuments Fund (New York, 1996), Samuel D. Gruber Dr.

Samuel D. Gruber Dr.

A booklet published by WMF containing information and photos of selected Jewish sites worldwide chosen by the author and the Jewish Heritage Council as priorities for preservation. A decade later all but one of these projects (Slonim) was complete.