• The Gwoździec Synagogue was a Jewish synagogue located in the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in what is now Hvizdets in Ukraine.
  • A Portal to Gwoździec. a window into the history of wooden synagogues. This is just the beginning of an idea, the first steps in opening the door to an...
  • With their devastating destruction, this documentation of the Gwoździec synagogue provides a glimpse of this unique tradition of painted synagogues...
  • Left: Details of deer and eagle with a hare in its talons, Gwoździec synagogue ceiling, mid-17th century, Ukraine.
  • For example, the early history of the Gwoździec Synagogue is unknown and portions of the structure date back to 1650.
  • If we could enter the Gwozdziec synagogue today, we would step into a prayer hall covered with a vibrant tapestry of wall paintings.
  • It is the place from which fragments of the Torah are read during service, as well as a place of prayer. The wooden synagogue in Gwoździec was built in 1640.
  • Traditionally, men and women sit in separate sections. is at the center of Jewish communal life. The original Gwoździec wooden synagogue was built around 1650.
  • Re-creating a Synagogue Roof in Poland. Building in Europe 2013. Gwozdziec Installation. ... Reconstruction of a Gwoździec Synagogue in Sanok.
  • After 10 years of research and workshops, the reconstruction of the wonderfully painted ceiling of the destroyed Gwozdziec synagogue is complete.
  • "We are commissioned to build a replica of the complex timberframe and log framing of the roof of Gwoździec synagogue, a remarkable wooden synagogue built in...
  • Accepted artist to join Handshouse Studio's non-profit organization to paint and reconstruct the 17th century Gwozdziec Synagogue in Poland.