© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, , Negative/Photo. No. .
The rectangular bimah comprises a paneled platform with a balustrade platform surround. above. It is accessed from both east and west sides. The panels are marbelized and each balustrade corner culminates in a bulb shape finial .
The design is repeated at the openings.
A reader desk with a slanting head is set allong the front of the interior of the bimah and a banch is set along the back, whill on the other side, is a plaque with a dedicatory inscription which read:
“Donation of the Gorodentzig brothers (5)782 (1922)”.
Name/Title
Marot Ha-sulam Synagogue (Beit Ha-Midrash Neve Tzedek Le-Adat Ha-Prushim), Tel Aviv | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Bimah
Date
1922
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Origin
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community
Unknown |
Location
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period
Period Detail
Collection
Unknown |
Category
Material/Technique
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
240 cm
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Subject
Unknown |
Condition
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
0
Custom
Contents
Codicology
Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
Binding
Decoration Program
Summary and Remarks
According to an oral testimony the original Bimah had a dome which was removed later.
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Type
Documenter
Michael Tal | 10.1993
Researcher
Michael Tal | 1998
Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconsdivuction
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Section Head
Ariella Amar |
Language Editor
Inez Singer |
Donor
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Object Copyright