Qesher Book Club: "The Architecture of Modern American Synagogues, 1950s–1960s"
Tue, Sep 24
|Webinar
Join us as we partner with Qesher for another episode of the Qesher Book Club with professor emerita Anat Geva!
Time & Location
Sep 24, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Webinar
About the event
About this talk
The Architecture of Modern American Synagogues, 1950s–1960s offers a fresh perspective on an important moment in American Jewish society and culture as reflected in their houses of worship and adds to the literature on modern American sacred architecture. The book attempts to decipher the synagogue's architectural design as a reflection of the intersection of post WWII Jewish religious/cultural identity; the move to the suburb; and modern design and building technology concepts.
Examples include Park Synagogue, Cleveland Ohio (1953), designed by Eric Mendelsohn; Beth Sholom Synagogue, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania (1956), designed by Frank Lloyd Wright; North Shore Congregation Israel Synagogue, Glencoe, Illinois (1964), designed by Minoru Yamasaki; and more.
For more information about the book, see: https://www.tamupress.com/book/9781648431357/the-architecture-of-modern-american-synagogues-1950s1960s/
About the Author
ANAT GEVA, PhD is a Professor Emerita of architecture at Texas A&M University; a register architect in Israel; and an AIA associate member. She taught architectural design studios…