Women Design Synagogues: Gender Insights into the History of Modern Israeli Synagogue Architecture

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Israel Studies Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI:10.2979/israelstudies.28.1.09

S. Davidi

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Abstract

ABSTRACT:Women have been active as architects in Israel since 1921, designing projects of varied types and scales, including synagogues. The first woman to design a modern synagogue in the country was Judith Segall Stolzer, who in 1935, won a prestigious competition for Hadera's central synagogue. A few decades later Genia Averbuch designed three synagogues in a remarkably innovative modern style. These female architects were noteworthy partners in the endeavor to develop a local style in the design of synagogues. This article engages with four synagogues designed by two of the country's first female architects and explores their symbolic style against the built environment of the day. It examines the architectural planning process—references, concepts, and ideas—as well as the unusual commissioning of women as architects for these projects, with an emphasis on their contribution to Israeli culture, the development of a local style in modern architecture, and synagogue design.

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女性设计犹太会堂：对以色列现代犹太会堂建筑史的性别洞察

摘要:自1921年以来，以色列的女性建筑师就开始活跃起来，她们设计了各种类型和规模的项目，其中就包括犹太教堂。第一位在该国设计现代犹太教堂的女性是Judith Segall Stolzer，她在1935年赢得了Hadera中心犹太教堂的著名比赛。几十年后，Genia Averbuch以一种非常创新的现代风格设计了三座犹太教堂。这些女性建筑师是值得注意的合作伙伴，在努力发展当地风格的犹太教堂的设计。这篇文章涉及了由该国两位第一位女性建筑师设计的四座犹太教堂，并探讨了它们与当时建筑环境的象征性风格。它考察了建筑规划过程——参考、概念和想法——以及这些项目中女性建筑师的不同寻常的委托，重点是她们对以色列文化的贡献，现代建筑中当地风格的发展，以及犹太教堂的设计。

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Israel Studies AREA STUDIES-

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期刊介绍： Israel Studies presents multidisciplinary scholarship on Israeli history, politics, society, and culture. Each issue includes essays and reports on matters of broad interest reflecting diverse points of view. Temporal boundaries extend to the pre-state period, although emphasis is on the State of Israel. Due recognition is also given to events and phenomena in diaspora communities as they affect the Israeli state. It is sponsored by the Ben-Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University, in affiliation with the Association for Israel Studies.