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The interior of the wooden Horb synagogue (completed in 1735) is richly decorated in typical East European style, which artist Eliezer Zusman, originally from Brody, introduced to southern Germany…
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Eliezer Zusman of Brody
Places:
Horb am Main, Holy Roman Empire (Marktzeuln, Germany)
Date:
1735
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Designed in the German neoclassical style, the Wörlitz synagogue was modeled on Rome’s Temple of Vesta, featuring a circular building with a conical roof. It was commissioned by Prince Leopold…
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Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff
Places:
Wörlitz, Holy Roman Empire (Wörlitz, Germany)
Date:
1789–1790
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Built by the non-Jewish architect Michael Kemmeter, the Alte Synagoge (Synagogue) was the first edifice in Berlin built specifically to serve this function. Originally known as the Heidereutergasse…
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Michael Kemmeter, Anna Maria Werner, A.B. Goblin, Friedrich August Calau
Places:
Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1714
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This synagogue structure contains stunning samples of wood painting and folk motifs (including verses, images of Jerusalem, animals, and flowers). The panels were decorated by Eliezer Zusman, an…
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Eliezer Zusman of Brody
Places:
Unterlimpurg, Habsburg Empire (Unterlimpurg, Germany)
Date:
1738/9
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In this lamplit scene, the brightest spots are the mother’s dress and the white tablecloth on the table. (The mother and a maid at right, coming out of the kitchen, are the only women in the room.)…
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Moritz Daniel Oppenheim
Places:
Frankfurt am Main, Kingdom of Prussia (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Date:
1869