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Schocken Library, Jerusalem
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In 1934, the German-Jewish entrepreneur and philanthropist Salman Schocken (1877–1959) commissioned Mendelsohn to design a villa for him and his family in Jerusalem, where they had fled from Nazi…

Contributor:

Eric Mendelsohn

Places:

Jerusalem, Mandate Palestine (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

1936

Subjects:

Photography, Cities, Libraries, Education, Aesthetics, Architecture

Categories:

Photography, Architecture
Photograph of building with stone wall and cylindrical window; photograph of stone wall building exterior with triangular balconies.
Grand Choral Synagogue
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Though construction ended in 1888 after eight years, the neo-Byzantine and Moorish revival Grand Choral Synagogue in St. Petersburg was not consecrated until 1893. The grand, imposing building, which…

Contributor:

Leon I. Bakhman, Ivan I. Shaposhnikov

Places:

St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (St Petersburg, Russia)

Date:

1893

Subjects:

Synagogue, Crafts, Cities, Jewish identity, Education, Architecture, Photography

Categories:

Photography, Architecture
Street view of ornate building with archways, turrets, and domed roof, surrounded by fence.