ISJM Presents Program at Chicago Loop Synagogue
In December 19, 2021, ISJM in cooperation with the Chicago Loop Synagogue hosted a program about synagogue stained glass. The morning event helped kick off the annual meeting of the … Read More
Category: USA Synagogues
New Book on Jacob Landau’s Stunning Stained Glass Windows “The Prophetic Quest”
Herrstrom, David S. and Scrimgeour, Andrew D. The Prophetic Quest: The Stained Glass Windows of Jacob Landau, Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. (University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University … Read More
ISJM President Samuel Gruber to Speak About Synagogue Architecture
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
Temple Freda in Bryan, Texas (1913) to Be Restored
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
New Life for Historic Temple Sinai in Sumter, South Carolina
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
Pittsburgh’s Former B’nai Israel Likely to Become Apartments & Public Space
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
Montefiore Synagogue in Lowell, MA Closes; David Holleman Art Needs New Home
Read more here: https://samgrubersjewishartmonuments.blogspot.com/2020/04/usa-montefiore-synagogue-in-lowell.html
Temple B’nai Israel in Natchez, Mississippi Receives Major Preservation Grant
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
Efforts Continue to Save Colorado’s Temple Aaron, One of the Oldest Synagogues in the American West
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
Restored B’nai Abraham Synagogue in Virginia, Minnesota Donated to Northern Lights Music Festival
The 1909 former B’nai Abraham Synagogue in Virginia, Minnesota, which been the focus of a long-term grassroots preservation effort, was donated to the Northern Lights Music Festival (NLMF) on March … Read More