International Survey of Jewish Monuments (founded 1977)
Architectural historian and ISJM president Dr. Sam Gruber will give three Zoom lectures about synagogue architecture in October for the Community Scholar Program of Orange County (CA). The lectures are … Read More
When the cornerstone of Temple Freda in Bryan, Texas was laid in 1913, the local newspaper wrote: “the synagogue is a neat little brick structure, modern in design, and when … Read More
A new book on Judaica of medieval Erfurt, one of the best preserved medieval jewish centers in Germany, has been published by the Landeshauptstadt Erfurt and the University of Erfurt. … Read More
We share this article by Peter Kohn from the Australian Jewish News (July 3, 2020) 175 years young: Hobart Shule’s landmark anniversaryHobart Synagogue is turning 175 years old, but coronavirus … Read More
By Samuel D. Gruber There is good news from South Carolina. While many small congregations in the state and across the country have been forced to close the doors of … Read More
ISJM recently learned from an article by Sandra Tolliver on the website What’s NEXT for pittsburgh? that a plan is afoot to adapt the former B’nai Israel Synagogue in Garfield … Read More
Jerry Klinger hoped to see a monument to the American soldiers who liberated the Buchenwald Concentration Camp in Germany. For years he’d looked to the 75th anniversary of the freeing … Read More
Read more here: https://samgrubersjewishartmonuments.blogspot.com/2020/04/usa-montefiore-synagogue-in-lowell.html
We are happy to read in Southern Jewish Life Magazine that Temple B’nai Israel in Natchez, Mississippi has been awarded a major preservation grant. The funds will help transition the … Read More
A recent report on Colorado Public Radio brought new attention to the ongoing efforts to save the Moorish-style Temple Aaron in Trinidad, Colorado, one of the oldest surviving synagogue buildings … Read More