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Horb Synagogue (Horb am Main, Germany)
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The interior of the wooden Horb synagogue (completed in 1735) is richly decorated in typical East European style, which artist Eliezer Zusman, originally from Brody, introduced to southern Germany…

Contributor:

Eliezer Zusman of Brody

Places:

Horb am Main, Holy Roman Empire (Marktzeuln, Germany)

Date:

1735

Subjects:

Synagogue, Community, Animals, Art, Aesthetics

Categories:

Architecture, Decorative arts
Photograph of wall and ceiling painted with vegetation and zoological motifs.
Synagogue in the Park at Wörlitz, Germany
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Designed in the German neoclassical style, the Wörlitz synagogue was modeled on Rome’s Temple of Vesta, featuring a circular building with a conical roof. It was commissioned by Prince Leopold…

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Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff

Places:

Wörlitz, Holy Roman Empire (Wörlitz, Germany)

Date:

1789–1790

Subjects:

Ashkenazi, Art, Synagogue, Cities, Community

Categories:

Decorative arts, Architecture
Photograph of round building in a park, reflected in pond.
Private Synagogue (Unterlimpurg, Germany)
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This synagogue structure contains stunning samples of wood painting and folk motifs (including verses, images of Jerusalem, animals, and flowers). The panels were decorated by Eliezer Zusman, an…

Contributor:

Eliezer Zusman of Brody

Places:

Unterlimpurg, Habsburg Empire (Unterlimpurg, Germany)

Date:

1738/9

Subjects:

Synagogue, Community, Animals, Art, Aesthetics

Categories:

Architecture, Decorative arts
Photograph of room with wood walls painted with Hebrew text, animals, and floral designs.