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  Zikhron Menahem Synagogue in Jerusalem - Interior

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Unknown,

Eastern wall

The Torah ark stands in the middle of the eastern wall and protrudes within the inner space. It is flanked on both sides by a pair of arched windows each set within a niche (fig. 6). Above the Torah ark is a circular window of red glass.

Northern wall

The northern wall is divided into two tiers. Three small arched windows are at the upper floor in the women’s section. The windows are coloured in green, brown and blue (figs. 7, 8).

Below it, in the middle of the wall is a rectangular stove (see: Remarks no. 1) topped by a wooden ornamented pediment, while on the western corner is the entrance door.

Western and Southern walls

Each of the western and southern walls has four rectangular arched windows, similar to those of the eastern wall.

 Ceiling

In the centre of the ceiling are three concentric circles.  The central circle from which a lamp is suspended, is painted blue with golden stars, alluding to the heavenly dome. 

Ceramic tiles cover the lower third part of the walls. 

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Summary and Remarks

1. The stove was built according to the east European tradition. As customary in these countries, the synagogues as well as the private dwellings were heated by huge rectangular structures, paved with coloured tiles.  

Remarks

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Name/Title
Zikhron Menahem Synagogue in Jerusalem - Interior | Unknown
Object Detail
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Date
1909
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Location
Israel | Jerusalem (ירושלים)
| Batei Rand, Nahlaot, 1 Ha-Tavor St.
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Condition
The building is in a good condition. The original coloured glass windows were replaced by windows with the signs of the Tribes.
Extant
Documented by CJA
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Ornamentation
Custom
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Façade (main)
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Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
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Location of Reader's Desk
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Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
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Documenter
Ariella Amar, Efrat Assaf-Shapira, Gila Pollack | 27.03.1997
Author of description
Eliad Moreh | 01.02
Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Section Head
Ariella Amar | 04.02
Language Editor
Judith Cardozo | 05.02
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