[Floating Star, Interior of Beth-El Congregation Sanctuary]

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Photograph of the floating star which was suspended from the ceiling as part of the interior design of the sanctuary when Beth-El was rebuilt in 1948 after the 1946 fire. The interior designer was the Hungarian-American architect Erno Fabry.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 25 cm.

Creation Information

Joe Weisberg 1948.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2010 and was provided by the Fort Worth Jewish Archives to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 70 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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  • Joe Weisberg "Photo by Joe Weisberg, Wedgway Drive, Fort Worth"

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Description

Photograph of the floating star which was suspended from the ceiling as part of the interior design of the sanctuary when Beth-El was rebuilt in 1948 after the 1946 fire. The interior designer was the Hungarian-American architect Erno Fabry.

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 25 cm.

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The Hungarian-born designer Erno Fabry designed the building interior. At the same time, he was redesigning Meacham's downtown department store. The kidney-shaped depression in the ceiling is reminiscent of that store's mezzanine.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2010

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  • 1948

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  • Oct. 11, 2011, 4:13 p.m.

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  • Nov. 5, 2018, 4:27 p.m.

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Joe Weisberg. [Floating Star, Interior of Beth-El Congregation Sanctuary], photograph, 1948; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth188536/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fort Worth Jewish Archives.

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