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Synagogue Architecture of Latvia between Archeology and Eschatology

Arts, 2019
Synagogue architecture during the second half of the nineteenth century and the early part of the twentieth century was seeking novel modes of expression, and therefore the remains of ancient synagogues that were being discovered by western archeologists
Sergey R Kravtsov
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The characteristics of cultural tourists who visit urban jewish heritage centres: the case study of visitors to the White Stork Synagogue in Wrocław

Tourism, 2016
Since the White Stork Synagogue in Wrocław has been restored, opened to visitors and become a part of the so-called District of the Four Faiths promoted by the city council, both the synagogue and its neighbourhood have become tourist attractions which ...
Magdalena Duda-Seifert
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The Concept “Soul” and its Translingual Background (a Close Reading of Mourner’s Kaddish and Aleinu Prayer)

Polylinguality and Transcultural Practices, 2023
Aleinu, a prayer that initially left us with questions, contains interesting qualities. It comprises the text that has changed its tone over generations.
Larissa N. Talalova, Gregory Ser
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Soft Ultra-Orthodoxy: Revival Movement Activists, Synagogue Communities and the Mizrahi-Haredi Teshuva Movement in Israel

Religions, 2023
This article offers an in-depth ethnographic and historical description of how an ethnic-religious revival movement has had an impact on religious life.
Nissim Leon
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The symbolic universe of the Temple

Nordisk Judaistik, 2022
For Jews, the Jerusalem Temple is the historical focus of ritual practice and pilgrimage. After its destruction in 70 ce, synagogues gradually became important centres for community and ritual, yet the Temple remained a symbolic site of hope and longing ...
Johanna Bokedal
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‘Nulla sed vivit in memoria’. Archaeological Prospecting of the Relics of the Synagogue in Mikołów in Upper Silesia

Fasciculi Archaeologiae Historicae, 2023
In Mikołów (Upper Silesia), a synagogue building was blown up and demolished in 1972 – a significant event that is preserved in the memory of the local population. In 2023, on the initiative of local authorities and cultural institutions, archaeological
Radosław Zdaniewicz
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Érudition, oubli, affection. Les régimes expographiques des objets de la synagogue de Tomar (1920-2020)

Culture & Musées, 2022
This article proposes a study of the trajectory of collections in the synagogue-museum devoted to Portuguese Jews in the city of Tomar between 1920 and 2020.
Cyril Isnart
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To Be ‘An Out-of-the-Synagoguer’ [PDF]

Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2020
Since J. Louis Martyn proposed that John reflected a two-level drama, there has been much criticism of his (anachronistic?) use of the Birkat Ha-Minim to explain the expulsion of Christians from the synagogue. Adele Reinhartz maintains that this is really a case of anti-synagogue propaganda on the part of the evangelist.
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Disappearance on Display: Vanished Torah Arks in Medieval Synagogues and Their Presentation

Arts, 2020
In planning the museum in the medieval Synagogue in Erfurt more than 10 years ago, there was one big problem: the building had gone through many changes over the centuries, which wiped out almost all traces of the synagogue’s use. The Bimah was destroyed,
Maria Stürzebecher
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The Polish Contribution to Egyptian Motifs in the Architecture of Synagogues

Studia Żydowskie, 2023
Egyptomania is a specific strategy related to the reception of the heritage of ancient Egypt and incorporation of Egyptian elements into various aspects of modern culture, such as art, crafts, literature, intellectual speculation, and others.
Leszek Zinkow
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