Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium
Joseph Barsky
1909
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.
Credits
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 7.
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Creator Bio
Joseph Barsky
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) and the Herzliya Gymnasium (1909). Barsky also designed Tel Aviv’s first kiosk café on the city’s Rothschild Boulevard (1910).
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