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Format:
Ill.
Content:
The building was designed by the architect Philip Johnson in 1954-56 in the International Style, with a simple interior and a ceiling of curving plaster panels, and completed in 1956. The design of the building was intended to scale for the high holidays when attendance "swells." The original design included a bema decoration by sculptor Ibram Lassaw. The majority of the bema decor was acquired by the Jewish Museum in Manhattan following the renovation of the sanctuary in 2006 to increase accessibility and meet the changing needs of the congregation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congregation_Kneses_Tifereth_Israel#Design_and_Architectural_Significance
In:
Ein Leben für die jüdische Kunst : Gedenkband für Hannelore Künzl, Heidelberg, 2003, (2003), Seite [131] - 140
Language:
German
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