tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post7524089829524773024..comments2024-03-26T06:12:34.223-04:00Comments on Samuel Gruber's Jewish Art & Monuments: Introducing Adolph Fleischman (Mostly Forgotten): A Successful Member of America's First Generation of Jewish Homegrown ArchitectsSamuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-20261944410835648082020-04-11T16:33:27.023-04:002020-04-11T16:33:27.023-04:00Bernice, yes, Joseph Finger was an important Austr...Bernice, yes, Joseph Finger was an important Austrian-Jewish-Amercian-Texan architect. He is on our list of architects born before 1900 an cetainly merits a good bio entry. There was good article about his career in the Houston History Magazine a few years ago - we attach a link to the pdf, and there is a pretty extensive lsit of his buildings on Wikipedia.<br /><br />http://Samuel Gruberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-32973954137508191262020-04-11T15:21:06.342-04:002020-04-11T15:21:06.342-04:00Another Jewish architect you might like to add to ...Another Jewish architect you might like to add to your list is Houston architect Joseph Finger, who designed Houston's City Hall (1939), Beth Israel and Beth Yeshurun synagogues, hotels, department stores and other commercial buildings, and private homes. The wiki entry includes an extensive list of the buildings he designed. Finger was innovative, introducing elements of modern architecture Bernicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11067694090649802829noreply@blogger.com