By Ruth Ellen Gruber
(This post also appears on my Tempel synagogue, Krakow. Photo © Ruth Ellen Gruber
Facade, Pilsen synagogue, Czech Republic. Photo © Ruth Ellen Gruber
Dohany st. Synagogue, Budapest. Photo © Ruth Ellen Gruber
Dohany st. Synagogue, Budapest. Restored in the 1990s
Dohany st. Synagogue, Budapest. Restored in the 1990s
Kazinczy st synagogue, Budapest
Ark, Kazinczy st synagogue, Budapest
Ceiling, Kazinczy st. Synagogue, Budapest
Orthodox synagogue, Presov, Slovakia. Photo © Ruth Ellen Gruber
Orthodox synagogue, Presov, Slovakia. Photo © Ruth Ellen Gruber
And here are pictures of a couple of synagogues that were built in recent years. The use of glass makes a powerful statement, no?
Ohel Jakob synagogue, Munich. Built 2004-2006.
New synagogue in Graz, Austria, dedicated in 2000 on the site of the magnificent synagogue destroyed on Kristallnacht. Photo © Ruth Ellen Gruber
Glass dome of the Graz synagogue. Photo © Ruth Ellen Gruber