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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, Architecture

Categories:

Architecture, Decorative arts
Photograph of wall and ceiling painted with vegetation and zoological motifs.
Synagogue (Bechhofen, Germany)
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The Bechhofen Synagogue (built in 1685) is believed to have been the largest wooden synagogue in Germany. The interior of the synagogue was painted with lavish decorations in 1732 and 1733, in typical…

Contributor:

Eliezer Zusman of Brody

Places:

Bechhofen, Holy Roman Empire (Bechhofen, Germany)

Date:

1684

Subjects:

Synagogue, Painting, Artists, Aesthetics, Art, Architecture

Categories:

Painting, Architecture
Interior of building of back wall with decorative images on top, Hebrew text in the middle, and lattice below, platform with railing in left foreground, and several podiums along wall.
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, Architecture

Categories:

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