Raise The Roof Synagogue

Rivaling the greatest wooden architecture in history the synagogues of 18th century poland inspired artists rick and laura brown of handshouse studio to embark on a 10 year pursuit to reconstruct the elaborate roof and painted ceiling of the gwoździec synagogue.

Raise the roof synagogue.

Raise the roof follows the browns and the handshouse studio team to sanok poland as they begin building the new gwoździec roof. Directed by yari wolinsky. Working against a seemingly impossible deadline and despite torrential downpours and exhaustion the team must create the structure and disassemble it again for. אוניברסיטת חיפה university of haifa 635 views 43 05.

Raise the roof will be broadcast multiple times on public television stations throughout the united states as part of the jewish film showcase through october 31 2019. April 13th 2013 the replica roof a 17th century synagogue was installed at the museum of the history of polish jews. After working for ten years with hundreds of students educators scholars and craftsmen the browns gwozdziec synagogue reconstruction project has become the iconic centerpiece of the new polin museum of the history of polish jews in warsaw. Check your local listings for times and dates of broadcasts.

They recovered a lost world. Courtesy of maga starowieyska. Raise the roof is the story of this epic journey. Screening of the film raise the roof and a discussion with prof.

Leading over 300 students and professionals from 16 countries the browns. It is the first element of the museum s. Barbara kirshenblatt gimblett duration. Raising the roof provides national leadership on long term solutions to homelessness through partnership and collaboration with diverse stakeholders investment in local communities and public education.

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