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Revisiting my father's synagogue.

From: Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life andThought  |  Date: 3/22/1994  |  Author: Schorsch, Ismar

The Romanesque synagogue in Hannover, Germany, designed by Edwin Oppler exemplifies the modern synagogue and is symbolic of how Judaism has adapted to a modernity. German synagogues represent the contribution of Jews in Germany to modern Judaism and mirror a combination of Eastern piety and Western culture. In addition, they have become not only as a venue for fulfilling spiritual obligations, but as a medium for instilling an awareness of the essence of Judaism to Jewish congregations which ...

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