[Ark and Bimah, main sanctuary at Beth-El Congregation] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Ark and Bimah, main sanctuary at Beth-El Congregation]

Creator

  • Photographer: Lauer, Ralph
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: "Photo by Ralph Lauer for Beth-El Congregation Archives"

Contributor

  • Designer: Fabry, Erno
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Designed wall and ark.
  • Designer: Fabry, Erno
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Hungarian-American interior designer
  • Architect: Cohen, John Mike
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: John Mike Cohen of St. Louis; remodeled the sanctuary in 1981.

Date

  • Creation: 2000

Language

  • No Language

Description

  • Content Description: Photograph, taken in 2000, of the "bimah" or altar in the main sanctuary at Beth-El Congregation, 207 W. Broadway, Fort Worth. The building was constructed in 1920, rebuilt in 1948 after a fire gutted the interior, and remodeled in 1981. The 1948 rebuilding and redesign were by the Hungarian-American interior designer Erno Fabry. His design ideas include the stone wall behind the altar, built with reddish Colorado travertine, the ark (which contained the Torahs) framed with gray-veined cremo-Italian marble, as well as the gate with its Art Deco design, and the copper-colored menorahs flanking the ark. In 1981, architect-designer John Mike Cohen of St. Louis oversaw a major remodeling of the sanctuary with peach carpet, chairs, and fiberglass lights resembling a flock of dove.
  • Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 10 in.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Religious institutions.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Synagogues -- Texas -- Fort Worth.
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Religion - Synagogues
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Religion - Denominations - Jewish
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Architecture
  • Keyword: temples
  • Keyword: Judaism
  • Keyword: Jewish community

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Tarrant County - Fort Worth
  • Time Period: mod-tim
  • Coverage Date: 2000

Collection

  • Name: Rescuing Texas History, 2010
    Code: SG10

Institution

  • Name: Fort Worth Jewish Archives
    Code: FWJA

Resource Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: BEA-PIX-BLD2-INT-003
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth188538

Note

  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: CS creationHardware: Epson Perfection V700 Photo
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