By Ruth Ellen Gruber
Happy new year!
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As befits the change of year and change of seasons, I'm posting some examples of the wheel of the Zodiac, a traditional synagogue decorative device, from synagogues in Poland, Romania and Ukraine.
Cycle of the Zodiac in the replica of the ceiling of the wooden synagogue in Gwozdziec, now installed at the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. Photo © Ruth Ellen Gruber
Recent JHE posts:
“>”Miracle” clean-up and care of Jewish cemetery in Myslowice, Poland
“>Happy 2014 — Gallery of Zodiac paintings from synagogues in Romania, Poland, Ukraine
Zodiac on ceiling of Beit Tfila Benjamin synagogue in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. Photo © Ruth Ellen Gruber
Zodiac on ceiling of disused synagogue in Siret, Romania. Photo © Ruth Ellen Gruber