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Presentation
"Rampant Lions and the Law Revealed: The Chai Adam Synagogue Mural at the Intersection of Art, Memory & History"
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue (2013)
  • Samuel D. Gruber, Dr., Syracuse University
Abstract
This illustrated talk further develops themes from the previous evening but broadens the topic to discuss the why and how of Jewish heritage preservation since the Holocaust, and how it serves specific local communities and can also resonate widely among many religious and cultural groups. The art of the mural addresses themes of Jewish religious belief, practice, and identity in 1910. The restoration project embodies many of these same values, but also reflects 21st-century realities of Jewish life and culture in Eastern Europe and America.
Keywords
  • Burlignton,
  • Vermont,
  • synagogue,
  • mural,
  • conservation,
  • folk art,
  • Jewish art,
  • Decalogue,
  • Keter Troah,
  • historic preservation
Publication Date
November 10, 2013
Citation Information
Samuel D. Gruber. ""Rampant Lions and the Law Revealed: The Chai Adam Synagogue Mural at the Intersection of Art, Memory & History"" Ohavi Zedek Synagogue (2013)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/samuel_gruber/84/