Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium

Joseph Barsky

1909

Illustration of long building façade.

Joseph Barsky’s design for the Herzliya Gymnasium, established in 1905 as the first Hebrew high school in Palestine, was adapted from Charles Chipiez’s and Georges Perrot’s understanding of Palestinian antiquarian and vernacular architecture, combined with elements conceived as expressing “Oriental” and “Hebraic” spirit or tradition.

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© Estate of Joseph Barsky.

Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 7.

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Creator Bio

Joseph Barsky

1876–1943

Born in Rzhyshchiv, near Kiev (today in Ukraine), Joseph Barsky attended the Odessa School of Art. He moved to St. Petersburg to continue his studies at the Imperial Academy of Art while also apprenticing with local architects. Barsky left in 1906 for Palestine, where he designed Jerusalem’s Bikur Ḥolim Hospital (1907). His design of the Herzliya Gymnasium was adopted from Charles Chipiez’s and Georges Perrot’s understanding of Palestinian antiquarian and vernacular architecture, combined with elements conceived as expressing “Oriental” and “Hebraic” spirit or tradition. Barsky also designed Tel Aviv’s first kiosk café on the city’s Rothschild Boulevard (1910).

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