tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.comments2024-03-13T07:51:56.870-04:00Samuel Gruber's Jewish Art & MonumentsSamuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.comBlogger330125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-30500816190720394482022-10-04T17:20:03.019-04:002022-10-04T17:20:03.019-04:00Ryan Ver Berkmoes, see this, too. https://cja.huji...Ryan Ver Berkmoes, see this, too. https://cja.huji.ac.il/hmm/browser.php?mode=set&id=44497Samuel Gruberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-29755346069583208072022-10-03T19:12:33.741-04:002022-10-03T19:12:33.741-04:00Thank you for your post. I was writing about the C...Thank you for your post. I was writing about the Chania synagogue tonight and was researching Crete's Jewish community and found this post and its details about the memorial. I added it to Google maps, which would have alerted me to its existence if it had been in there when I was in Crete in August. Thank you.Ryan Ver Berkmoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09075634471632423697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-86540843175706955692022-07-28T10:37:00.646-04:002022-07-28T10:37:00.646-04:00impressive research!impressive research!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06225915024934103837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-63781202876531312672022-07-01T16:57:42.383-04:002022-07-01T16:57:42.383-04:00The parsonage immediately to the west of the synag...The parsonage immediately to the west of the synagogue building on 19th street remains to this day. Anonymous Jekkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03781005221632759261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-69241367730152059342022-03-10T15:24:50.040-05:002022-03-10T15:24:50.040-05:00Great drawings! Thank you for sharing these along ...Great drawings! Thank you for sharing these along with the fine bio.Bernicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11067694090649802829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-58358351273834846042022-02-24T18:34:27.270-05:002022-02-24T18:34:27.270-05:00My sister in law, aged 91, is the last of her gene...My sister in law, aged 91, is the last of her generation to remember the camps from personal experience. So even though I have heard every story and read every history, realism in sculpture has become increasingly imortant. <br /><br />Even generic plaques, with dates and place names, need more information.helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10792877540911251690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-10698605391071151172022-02-15T13:19:22.813-05:002022-02-15T13:19:22.813-05:00Darin, It's OK, I found it! Thanks!Darin, It's OK, I found it! Thanks!Samuel Gruberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-48325947349948691532022-02-15T13:17:34.133-05:002022-02-15T13:17:34.133-05:00Darrin, that is an important reference. I'm lo...Darrin, that is an important reference. I'm looking for that notice but have not found it in the Courant for that date. Can you conform, or do you have a copy?<br />Samuel Gruberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-32695440376481057472022-02-15T08:37:03.803-05:002022-02-15T08:37:03.803-05:00In the July 22, 1884 issue of the Hartford Courant...In the July 22, 1884 issue of the Hartford Courant, architect and builder Seneca W. Lincoln was taking proposals from contractors for the Deborah Chapel.Darrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08472715352942162460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-59826958839397919392022-01-20T15:26:50.764-05:002022-01-20T15:26:50.764-05:00Outstanding insights. Thanks for your research, da...Outstanding insights. Thanks for your research, data and analysis.Bradford Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11104819399867092238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-11225418018788905012021-11-03T06:01:25.650-04:002021-11-03T06:01:25.650-04:00Thank you, Sam, for a fascinating article, much ap...Thank you, Sam, for a fascinating article, much appreciated. Just one detail: the Av Harachamim on the northern wall is simply a standard Ashkenazi text used on weekdays when the Torah is read and can be found in the regular Siddur. I'd be interested to learn if indeed it derives from a specific event in Krakow Jewish history. <br />Jonathan Webber, Krakow<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03181003705476311413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-9142739719305671102021-10-28T18:38:52.060-04:002021-10-28T18:38:52.060-04:00Thanks for documenting the history.Thanks for documenting the history.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14829312984857537982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-57561799624536165352021-10-27T11:11:26.975-04:002021-10-27T11:11:26.975-04:00Very interesting and well documented. Thank you fo...Very interesting and well documented. Thank you for all that you are doing.Bernicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11067694090649802829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-57360774603675473322021-10-25T18:37:13.049-04:002021-10-25T18:37:13.049-04:00Why is a heritage listed chapel being considered f...Why is a heritage listed chapel being considered for destruction? Surely it could be picked up and moved, if necessary.helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10792877540911251690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-4992394457371640852021-09-20T23:09:30.481-04:002021-09-20T23:09:30.481-04:00The 1939 film "Sons of Liberty" was an A...The 1939 film "Sons of Liberty" was an Academy Award-winning short drama about Haym Salomon, played by Claude Rains (who played the role of Captain Renault in "Casablanca"). <br /><br />The "Sons of Liberty" was directed by Michael Curtiz, who also directed "Casablanca" and a movie starring Errol Flynn called "Dodge City" - and you can find a copyDenny R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04521470316197348037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-52824802994528279102021-07-24T13:10:24.040-04:002021-07-24T13:10:24.040-04:00Thank you for all your efforts on posting this fas...Thank you for all your efforts on posting this fascinating site on the Temple Adath Jushurun cemetery where my grandparents, Max and Rebecca Altmann, are both buried. My great aunt Carrie Altmann, their daughter, is also buried there, although she died at Willard State Hospital, three days after her arrival there from a heart attack. I learned a lot from your information, and deeply appreciate itAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09156467682420622472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-74795863218707502652021-07-15T11:30:08.568-04:002021-07-15T11:30:08.568-04:00Your blog is a helpful reminder to your readers: a...Your blog is a helpful reminder to your readers: as we travel this summer and visit Jewish synagogues,whether in use as synagogues or repurposed, take good pictures! Thank you, as always. Bernicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11067694090649802829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-26804609843352750292021-01-04T11:23:26.233-05:002021-01-04T11:23:26.233-05:00It's amazing how timely Levine's Birmingha...It's amazing how timely Levine's Birmingham and Police paintings are right now! I think he'll be more relevant to the U.S. beyond his fat politicians!Judith B. Sobréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15598419136990761845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-47125110000844751622021-01-04T00:49:52.285-05:002021-01-04T00:49:52.285-05:00Thank you. I knew most of the artists from the 193...Thank you. I knew most of the artists from the 1930s, especially if they were born in Europe before they migrated to the U.S. But how is it I did't know the works of Jack Levine, especially from the late 1930s and on. You said it yourself: "we should remember Levine for his scathing portrayals of plutocrats and their political and military cronies, as well as his strong series of Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-3406931001115623632020-12-24T01:56:35.282-05:002020-12-24T01:56:35.282-05:00You can find a similar design for the roof and col...You can find a similar design for the roof and columns in David Cassuto's Ohel Nechama synagogue, in Jerusalem. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232983059767374587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-61693442458488105432020-10-21T21:50:16.361-04:002020-10-21T21:50:16.361-04:00What happened to this museum? I can't find it ...What happened to this museum? I can't find it online. Does it still exist?IdaPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09025417780339280293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-40430863144382202742020-09-29T08:46:46.457-04:002020-09-29T08:46:46.457-04:00Thanks for posting. I grew up at Adath Israel, 355...Thanks for posting. I grew up at Adath Israel, 3556 Reading Road, where my father Rabbi Max Newman was the Educational Director.I have wonderful memories of this building and can still recall every inch of it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987470116957272434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-62689103074200075362020-09-20T23:16:54.325-04:002020-09-20T23:16:54.325-04:00How big is the Jewish community of Bryan today? Wo...How big is the Jewish community of Bryan today? Would it be possible to deconstruct the former temple, take it to a bigger community and rebuild it exactly for a more thriving future? Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-55944224563186777122020-09-20T03:47:17.555-04:002020-09-20T03:47:17.555-04:00Irving Bookstein - who seems to have been active f...Irving Bookstein - who seems to have been active from at least the 1920s through the 1950s - and it seemed to me that much of the work we saw came from hand. We'll look for more information on this Jewish artist, and post separately about his work." Irving Bookstein is my grandfather. I love to see his name, but due to my mother (his daughter) passing I have no idea where to begin to Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04007446005610805535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-65606792793735304662020-09-16T08:35:42.027-04:002020-09-16T08:35:42.027-04:00This is good news! Thanks for your fine article, w...This is good news! Thanks for your fine article, well illustrated. Bernicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11067694090649802829noreply@blogger.com