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Synagogue Architecture: Art Objects and Sacred Spaces

Presented by Jewish Communitiy Center of Houston (Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston) at Jewish Community Center of Houston (Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center)

December 15, 2011

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Jewish Communitiy Center of Houston (Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston) presents Synagogue Architecture: Art Objects and Sacred Spaces, Thursday, Dec 15 at 7:30 p.m. A Lecture by: Morton Levy, FAIA.

Join us for a lecture and slide presentation on the architecture of synagogues through the centuries, beginning with the pre-synagogue sacred spaces of the Bible and...

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Join us for a lecture and slide presentation on the architecture of synagogues through the centuries, beginning with the pre-synagogue sacred spaces of the Bible and concluding with the contemporary, and sometimes eclectic, synagogue design of Mexico, Europe, Israel and the US. The lecture will also explore the archaeological remains of the earliest synagogues of the ancient Near East, a review of the surviving synagogues of pre-war Europe, and the unique Jewish folk art of the wooden synagogues of Poland.

Morton Levy, a native Houstonian, leads a highly respected long-time Houston architectural practice. Included in his extensive portfolio are the design of six Houston area synagogues and eight renovation/expansion projects for the ERJCC. In recent years he has been an active speaker and author on the subject of architecture for religion.

For more information, please contact Naomi Barancik at nbarancik@erjcchouston.org or 713-729-3200 ext. 3288.

Pictured: Florence Synagogue.

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Jewish Community Center of Houston (Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center)

5601 S. Braeswood
Houston, TX 77096

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Tickets:

$10 Member / $15 Public

For more information please contact Naomi Barancik at nbarancik@jcchouston.org or 713-729-3200 ext. 3288.

Times:

7:30pm

Phone: 713-729-3200