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... synagogue of Bet Alfa , Jezreel Valley , Israel , 6th century AD . Picture from the photographic archive of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America , New York . Frank J. Darmstaedter Sefardi art of the East Ashkenazi art of the West ...
... synagogue of Bet Alfa , Jezreel Valley , Israel , 6th century AD . Picture from the photographic archive of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America , New York . Frank J. Darmstaedter Sefardi art of the East Ashkenazi art of the West ...
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... Synagogue ) in Prague , one of the very few medieval synagogues to survive Nazi destruc- tion . Synagogue decorations were usually stone carvings , in the style of Gothic and Renaissance architectural ornamentation . Ashkenazi ...
... Synagogue ) in Prague , one of the very few medieval synagogues to survive Nazi destruc- tion . Synagogue decorations were usually stone carvings , in the style of Gothic and Renaissance architectural ornamentation . Ashkenazi ...
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... synagogues to pews and standing desks in European ones . Given this essential simplicity , the synagogue room itself may be used for other purposes than worship , e.g. , study and community assembly . Again , this varies with the cul ...
... synagogues to pews and standing desks in European ones . Given this essential simplicity , the synagogue room itself may be used for other purposes than worship , e.g. , study and community assembly . Again , this varies with the cul ...
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