FORMER AND EXISTING SYNAGOGUES OF NEW YORK CITY
Today many former synagogues of New York City are now churches. Some were abandoned and others deteriorated due to vandalism, neglect and time. I paint these pictures as a part of my own search for Jewish roots. A sense of history speaks to me from these forgotten temples. Yet synagogues today still prove to be vital force in their community. Smaller congregations, and lack of restoration funds have made preservation challenging. Yet the ones that do survive through difficult times, demonstrate the survival and determination of a people.
Light of Kabbalah,
Formerly Rodeph Shalom,
Lower East Side

Size: 30" x 30"

Material: Acrylic on linen

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Templo Cristiano,
Formerly Zera Jacob, The Bronx

Size: 38" x 30"

Material: Acrylic on linen

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Derech Emunoh,
Former synagogue,
Rockaway, Queens

Size: 24" x 32"

Material: Acrylic on linen

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Temple B'nai Israel,
Former synagogue, Harlem

Size: 60" x 30"

Material: Acrylic on linen

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Juan 3:16,
Former synagogue, The Bronx

Size: 34" x 46"

Material: Acrylic on linen

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Central Synagogue,
Existing synagogue, Manhattan

Size: 48" x 34"

Material: Acrylic on linen

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Garfield Temple, Beth Elohim
Existing synagogue, Brooklyn

Size: 21" x 32"

Material: Acrylic on linen

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