Month: January 2021

Brotherhood Synagogue

Brotherhood Synagogue detail
Detail of the sanctuary in the Brotherhood Synagogue, wood inlay, 1994.

Detail of the canopy the aron ha-kodesh, the holy ark, in the Brotherhood Synagogue. Wood inlay, 1994.

Brotherhood Synagogue

Aron ha-Kodesh, Brotherhood Synagogue
Aron ha-Kodesh, the holy ark, of the Brotherhood Synagogue, wood inlay, 1994.

The Ten Commandments on the aron ha-kodesh, the holy ark, of the Brotherhood Synagogue. Wood inlay, 1994.

Brotherhood Synagogue

Issachar and Zebulun
Issachar and Zebulun, two of the twelve tribes on the holy ark in the Brotherhood Synagogue, wood inlay, 1994.

Two tribes, Issachar and Zebulun, on the aron ha-kodesh, the holy ark, of the Brotherhood Synagogue. Wood inlay, 1994.

Brotherhood Synagogue

Joseph and Benjamin
Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve tribes on the holy ark in the Brotherhood Synagogue, wood inlay, 1994.

Two tribes, Joseph and Benjamin, on the aron ha-kodesh, the holy ark, of the Brotherhood Synagogue. Wood inlay, 1994.

Brotherhood Synagogue

Brotherhood Synagogue rosette
Rosette on the holy ark in the Brotherhood Synagogue, wood inlay, 1994.

Rosette ornament on the aron ha-kodesh, the holy ark, of the Brotherhood Synagogue. Wood inlay, 1994.

Brotherhood Synagogue

Brotherhood Synagogue menorah
Model for a proposed menorah for the Brotherhood Synagogue, 1994.

Model of a menorah, part of a pair that were intended to hang on the wall of the bimah area in the Brotherhood Synagogue. Foam core board, balsa wood, bristol board, acrylic paint, 1994.

Brotherhood Synagogue

Brotherhood Synagogue menorah
Model for a proposed menorah for the Brotherhood Synagogue, 1994.

Model of a menorah, part of a pair that were intended to hang on the wall of the bimah area in the Brotherhood Synagogue. Foam core board, balsa wood, bristol board, acrylic paint, 1994.

Palestine Book

Palestine Book
Palestine Book, a souvenir magazine for the Jewish Palestine Pavilion at the New York World’s Fair 1939.

In his introduction on page 17 of the publication, Meyer W. Weisgal writes:

The Palestine Book addresses itself primarily to the visitor to the Jewish Palestine Pavilion a the New York World’s Fair 1939. In addition to serving as a guide to the various sections of the Pavilion this volume aims to supply the reader with the background needed for a deeper grasp of the significance of the exhibits. Every phase of Palestine development to which space is devoted in the Pavilion is represented in this book.

It was published by the Pavilion Publications, Inc, for the American Committee for Jewish Palestine Participation a the New York World’s Fair for the Benefit of the Jewish Palestine Building Fund and printed in the U.S.A. by Ogden Printing Company, Inc., New York. The credit on page 140 states “COVER designed and executed by Arieh El-Hanani and Ittamar David.”