Jewish Sanctuary in the Atlantic World is a unique blend of
cultural and architectural history that considers Jewish heritage
as it expanded among the continents and islands linked by the
Atlantic Ocean between the mid-fifteenth and early nineteenth
centuries. Barry L. Stiefel achieves a powerful synthesis of
material culture research and traditional historical research in
his examination of the early modern Jewish diaspora in the New
World.
Through this generously illustrated work, Stiefel examines
forty-six synagogues built in Europe, South America, the Caribbean
Islands, colonial and antebellum North America, and Gibraltar to
discover what liturgies, construction methods, and architectural
styles were transported from the Old World to the New World. Some
are famous--Touro in Newport, Rhode Island; Bevis Marks in London;
and Mikve Israel in Curacao--while others had short-lived
congregations whose buildings were lost. The two great traditions
of Judaism--Sephardic and Ashkenazic--found homes in the Atlantic
World.
Examining buildings and congregations that survive, Stiefel offers
valuable insights on their connections and commonalities. If both
the congregations and buildings are gone, the author re-creates
them by using modern heritage preservation tools that have expanded
the heuristic repertoire, tools from such diverse sources as
architectural studies, archaeology, computer modeling and
rendering, and geographic information systems. When combined these
bring a richer understanding of the past than incomplete, uncertain
traditional historical resources. Buildings figure as key
indicators in Stiefel's analysis of Jewish life and social
experience, while the author's immersion in the faith and practice
of Judaism invigorates every aspect of his work.
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