tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84218184904038862502024-03-13T07:51:56.919-04:00Samuel Gruber's Jewish Art & MonumentsNews, articles and information about Jewish art, architecture, and historic sites. This blog includes material to be posted on the website of the International Survey of Jewish Monuments (www.isjm.org).Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.comBlogger792125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-50861982307811443172023-05-04T09:22:00.004-04:002023-05-04T09:27:21.006-04:00Slovakia: What's Wrong with the Bratislava Holocaust Memorial?
[n.b. this was first posted on June 17, 2009]Slovakia: What's Wrong with the Bratislava Memorial?
by Samuel D. Gruber
(ISJM) My readers know my interest in getting the story straight, and when it comes to Holocaust Monuments and Memorials I have a strong sense that collectively they are not getting or telling the story - straight or otherwise.
The big question is how can one remember whatSamuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-16981932085493797472022-09-07T10:08:00.002-04:002022-09-07T10:29:59.775-04:00Greece: A New Holocaust Monument in Xanthi Fills Greece's Modern History in Stone Xanthi, Greece. Holocaust Memorial Monument, 2022. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022Xanthi, Greece. Holocaust Memorial Monument, 2022. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022Xanthi, Greece. Holocaust Memorial Monument, 2022. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022Xanthi, Greece. Holocaust Memorial Monument, 2022. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022Greece: A New Holocaust Monument in Xanthi Fills Greece's Modern History in Stone by Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-64713433022280979672022-08-26T14:44:00.003-04:002022-08-26T15:07:03.811-04:00Greece: In Athens, a Little Known Play Area Commemorates Jewish Children Athens, Greece. Holocaust memorial monument at Pafou Square (1981). Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022.Athens, Greece. Holocaust memorial monument at Pafou Square (1981). Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022.Athens, Greece. Pafou Square. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022.Athens, Greece. Pafou Square. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022.Greece: In Athens, a Little Known Play Area Commemorates Jewish Children by Samuel D. Gruber<!Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-25020662371383857812022-07-27T09:00:00.030-04:002022-11-21T13:07:20.501-05:00Greece: The Ambiguous Holocaust Memorial Monument at KomotiniKomotini, Greece. Holocaust memorial monument, 2004. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022. Komotini, Greece. Holocaust memorial monument, 2004. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022.Komotini, Greece. Holocaust memorial monument, 2004. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022.Komotini, Greece. Holocaust memorial monument, 2004. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022.Greece: The Ambiguous Holocaust Memorial Monument at Komotini<!--[if gte mso Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-59504498074802001162022-07-24T11:59:00.017-04:002022-07-25T02:17:00.914-04:00Siena's Synagogue: In the Beautiful Neo-Classical Interior, Where Were the Women? Siena, Italy. Synagogue. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2018. Siena, Italy. Synagogue. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2018.Siena, Italy. Synagogue. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2018. Siena, Italy. Synagogue. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2018.Siena, Italy. Synagogue. View from the women's gallery. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2018. Italy: In Siena's Beautiful Neo-Classical Synagogue, Where Were the Women? by SamuelSamuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-70095151804525316732022-07-21T07:32:00.011-04:002022-09-12T07:10:44.298-04:00Greece: In Drama, Remembering the Murder of Jews of Macedonia and ThraceDrama, Greece. Holocaust Monument. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022Drama, Greece. Holocaust Monument. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-1860689280830300412022-07-16T05:41:00.006-04:002022-12-03T08:10:41.265-05:00Hungary: Sopron's Holocaust Monument and Memorial PlaquesSopron, Hungary. Holocaust memorial monument. László Kutas artist, 2004. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022. Sopron, Hungary. Holocaust memorial monument. László Kutas artist, 2004. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022.Sopron, Hungary. Holocaust memorial monument. László Kutas artist, 2004. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022.Sopron, Hungary. Holocaust memorial monument. László Kutas artist, 2004. Photo: Samuel Gruber Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-48831533113758245232022-07-14T10:12:00.013-04:002022-07-16T10:16:13.919-04:00 Larissa, Greece: Monument of Jewish Martyrs of the HolocaustLarissa, Greece. Monument of Jewish Martyrs of the Holocaust. Georgios Chouliaras, sculptor, 1987. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022.Larissa, Greece. Monument of Jewish Martyrs of the Holocaust. Georgios Chouliaras, sculptor, 1987. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022.Larissa, Greece. Monument of Jewish Martyrs of the Holocaust. Georgios Chouliaras, sculptor, 1987. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022.
Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-86513646650282071182022-07-13T10:50:00.011-04:002022-07-13T11:53:01.698-04:00Greece: A Striking Holocaust Monument in Volos (and Two Other Memorials There, too)Volos, Greece. Holocaust Memorial Monument. Anastasios Kratidis, artist, 1998. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022.Volos, Greece. Holocaust Memorial Monument. Anastasios Kratidis, artist, 1998. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022.Volos, Greece. Holocaust Memorial Monument. Anastasios Kratidis, artist, 1998. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022.Volos, Greece. Holocaust Memorial Monument. Anastasios Kratidis, artist, 1998. PhotoSamuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-4555631968485557952022-07-09T05:22:00.010-04:002022-08-25T12:59:13.527-04:00In Chania, Crete, a Ship-Shaped Memorial and the Tragic Event it CommemoratesChania (Crete), Greece. Tánaïs sinking memorial, 2013. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022.Chania (Crete), Greece. Tánaïs sinking memorial, 2013. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022.Chania (Crete), Greece. Tánaïs sinking memorial, 2013. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022.In Chania, Crete, a Ship-Shaped Memorial and the Tragic Event it Commemoratesby Samuel D. GruberThis Sunday, July 9, 2022, there will be a commemorative Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-82879278901144394892022-07-06T09:50:00.019-04:002022-07-06T12:55:45.647-04:00Menorah in Flames: Nandor Glid's Holocaust Memorial in Thessaloniki Thessaloniki, Greece. Holocaust Memorial "Menorah in Flames," Nandor Glid, sculptor, 1997. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022. Thessaloniki, Greece. Holocaust Memorial "Menorah in Flames," Nandor Glid, sculptor, 1997. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022. Report from Thessaloniki 1:
Menorah in Flames: Nandor Glid's Holocaust Memorial in
Thessaloniki
By Samuel D. Gruber One of the most prominent andSamuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-85173117720770912882022-07-05T09:44:00.001-04:002022-07-05T09:49:23.112-04:00Czechia: An Unlooked for Holocaust Monument in Kroměříž (Moravia)Kroměříž (Moravia), Czechia. Holocaust memorial monument. Olbram Zoubek, artist, 1994. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022.Kroměříž (Moravia), Czechia. Holocaust memorial monument. Olbram Zoubek, artist, 1994. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2022.
Czechia: An Unlooked for Holocaust Monument in Kroměříž (Moravia) by Samuel D. Gruber Very close to my hotel last month in Kroměříž (Moravia), Czechia, is an Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-50771747843473731962022-03-10T10:09:00.003-05:002022-03-10T10:12:58.014-05:00USA: Historic Synagogues Have Lost Two Good Friends: Ilias Hadiis and Richard Zabot Elias Hadiis at KKJ. Photo: Mariela Lombard.Richard Zabot at the Walnut Street Shul, photo: Samuel Gruber 2018.
Historic Synagogues Have Lost Two
Good Friends: Ilias Hadiis and Richard Zabot
May Their Memories by a Blessing
by Samuel D. Gruber
Last month we learned of the deaths
of two men who played a big role in keeping Jewish life and Jewish history
alive in two historic American Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-83346642771404464752022-03-10T08:39:00.000-05:002022-03-10T08:39:03.767-05:00Happy Birthday Architect Leopold Eidlitz (1823-1908) Happy Birthday Architect Leopold Eidlitz (1823-1908)
Today is the 199th birthday of Leopold Eidlitz, the first known Jewish-born
architect to practice in the United States.
New York architect Leopold Eidlitz (1823-1908), was America's
first Jewish architect and a founding member of the American Institute of
Architects. He was one of the titans of 19th-century American architecture. Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-39505273133907647502022-02-18T08:16:00.138-05:002022-02-18T09:59:40.307-05:00Skokie Holocaust Monument: A Return to "Realism" in Holocaust RemembranceSkokie, Illinois. Holocaust Monument on Village Green, Bert J. Gast, designer and Edward Chesney, sculptor. Dedicated 1987. Photo: Samuel D.Gruber 2021. Skokie, Illinois. Holocaust Monument on Village Green. Dtl of Ghetto rubble. Bert J. Gast, designer and Edward Chesney, sculptor. Dedicated 1987. Photo: Samuel D.Gruber 2021.Skokie Holocaust Monument: A Return to "Realism" in Holocaust Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-15394292654111214632021-10-26T16:29:00.171-04:002021-10-27T19:20:49.796-04:00Poland: Multiple Layers of Wall Painting at Krakow's Remu SynagogueKrakow, Poland. Remu Synagogue. Two phases of wall painting at the base of the vault. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2018.Krakow, Poland. Remu Synagogue. Two phases of wall painting on the vault. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2018.Krakow, Poland. Remu Synagogue. Painting on the west wall. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2018.Poland:
Multiple Layers of Wall Painting at Krakow's Remu Synagogue
by Samuel D. Gruber[revised and Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-34782708871415597802021-10-25T09:25:00.057-04:002022-02-15T13:33:10.124-05:00USA: Rare Jewish Cemetery Mortuary Chapel in Hartford, CT, Threatened with DemolitionHartford, CT. Deborah Chapel, Beth Israel Cemetery. Hartford, CT. Deborah Chapel, Beth Israel Cemetery. Photo: Kerri Provost. USA: Rare Jewish Cemetery Mortuary
Chapel in Hartford, CT, Threatened with Demolition
By Samuel D. Gruber Part I: The Building’s Architecture,
History, and Condition
(n.b This is part 1 of a 2-part
post. The next will be about the Deborah Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-86352903866212559302021-07-14T21:42:00.034-04:002021-07-16T13:41:28.736-04:00Old and New Synagogues of Upstate New York: HudsonHudson, New York. Shiloh Baptist Church, Warren Street. Former Congregation Anshe Emet, 1913. Exterior. Photo: Samuel D, Gruber 2021.Hudson, New York.
Shiloh Baptist Church, Warren Street. Former Congregation Anshe Emet,
1913.Interior view to former Ark wall. Photo: Samuel D, Gruber 2021. Hudson, New York.
Shiloh Baptist Church, Warren Street. Former Congregation Anshe Emet,
1913. Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-31501317954334315802021-03-25T10:41:00.006-04:002021-03-25T13:09:09.916-04:00USA: Fine Modernism at Temple of Aaron in St. Paul, MinnesotaSaint Paul, Minnesota. Temple of Aaron. Percival Goodman, architect, 1956. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2018.Saint Paul, Minnesota. Temple of Aaron. Percival Goodman, architect, 1956. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2018.Saint Paul, Minnesota. Temple of Aaron, relief sculpture facing River Road, Herbert Ferber, sculptor 1956. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2018. Saint Paul, Minnesota. Temple of Aaron. Percival Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-50236639429360602312021-01-03T12:21:00.004-05:002021-01-03T12:28:10.788-05:00Happy Birthday Jack Levine
Jack Levine, Jewish Cantors in the Synagogue, 1930. Ars Judaica, 3:79
Jack Levine. The Feast of Pure Reason, 1937.
Jack Levine. Adam and Eve (Eve Offers Apple), ca. 1981. Oil on canvas, 48x42in, Jewish Artists & the Bible, p31
Happy Birthday Jack Levine (1915-2010)!
Today is the birthday of the Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-90437482332054949642020-09-15T19:21:00.009-04:002020-09-16T14:10:45.346-04:00Getting Ready for Its Close-Up: Former Temple Freda in Bryan, Texas, to be RestoredBryan, Texas. Temple Freda. Texas A & M Center for Heritage Conservation. Bryan, Texas. Temple Freda. Photo: Brazos Heritage Society.Bryan, Texas. Temple Freda. Interior in 1950s. Photo courtesy of Brazos Heritage Society.Getting Ready for Its Close-Up: Former Temple Freda in Bryan,
Texas, to be Restored
By Samuel D. GruberWhen the cornerstone of Temple Freda in Bryan, Texas was laid in Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-29880352381437455572020-06-01T18:37:00.035-04:002020-08-09T08:47:20.624-04:00San Diego's Second Beth Israel Synagogue; now Home to Ohr Shalom
San Diego, California. 2512 Third Ave. at Laurel. Ohr Shalom Synagogue (formerly 2nd home of Congregation Beth Israel). William
H. Wheeler, architect, 1926. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2007.
San Diego, California. 2512 Third Ave. at Laurel. Ohr Shalom Synagogue (formerly 2nd home of Congregation Beth Israel). William
H. Wheeler, architect, 1926. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2016.
San DiegoSamuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-87213783313628166582020-05-08T07:23:00.000-04:002020-05-08T07:48:48.203-04:00USA: Syracuse Jewish Sites V: The Rosenbloom Cemetery
Syracuse, NY. Rosenbloom Cemetery, East Colvin Street. Rosenbloom Mausoleum. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2012.
Syracuse,
NY. Rosenbloom Cemetery, East Colvin Street. Monument commemorating
members of the Rosenbloom family. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2012
Syracuse,
NY. Rosenbloom Cemetery, East Colvin Street. Monument commemorating
members of the Rosenbloom family. Here are inscribed the names of Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-77607295370395991882020-05-05T09:59:00.000-04:002020-05-07T11:47:19.213-04:00USA: Keneseth Israel, the "Other" Mid-Century Modern Synagogue in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
Elkins Park, PA. Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel. The formal entrance with this monumental screen, is rarely used; most people enter from the parking lot. The inscriptions include the Shema, and "Thou Shalt Love Thy Neighbor As Thyself". "Photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2019.
Elkins Park, PA. Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel. Sanctuary exterior. Photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2019.
Elkins Park, Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421818490403886250.post-39270925359027231762020-04-29T19:14:00.001-04:002020-06-28T07:39:27.123-04:00Stained Glass: The Neumann Chapel at Keneseth Israel, Elkins Park
Elkins Park, PA. Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel. Neumann Chapel, 1959. Photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2019.
Elkins Park, PA. Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel. Neumann Chapel, Stained-glass windows, 1960. Photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2019.
Elkins
Park, PA. Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel. Neumann Chapel, 1960. Stained-glass window detail, "Proclaim Liberty". Photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2019Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0