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Seeking Sanctuary with Brad Kolodny
June 4, 2023 @ 10:00 am
Join us for the fascinating journey synagogue architecture takes and how it reflects changes in Jewish community organization and Jewish identity.
Tickets: $0 Members | $18 Non-members
Seeking Sanctuary: 125 Years of Synagogues on Long Island by Brad Kolodny
A comprehensive look at every synagogue building, past and present, in Nassau and Suffolk counties. It took author and photographer Brad Kolodny four years to document synagogues from Great Neck to Montauk and in doing so he traces the history of Long Island’s Jewish religious life from 1896 to today.
385 buildings were photographed that currently are, or at one time were used as a Jewish house of worship. This expansive compilation of images depicts the functional and aesthetic variation in American synagogue design and tracks the trajectory of popular styles throughout the 20th century.
Winner of the Next Generation Indie Book Award in 2021.