Reference Type: Journal Article
Author: Amar, Ariella
Year: 2009-2010
Title: Tradition and Innovation in Moldavian Synagogues. Structure and Decoration
Journal: Studia Hebraica
Issue: 9-10
Pages: 60-90
Language: English
Keywords: Jewish minority, art history, architecture, art, synagogues, culture, traditions, Moldavia, ceremonial objects, pictures
Abstract: (En) Most synagogues in Moldavia are adorned with a wide array of murals. The subjects decorating the ark and its surroundings, as well as those ornamenting the walls and ceilings, reveal two main tendencies: preservation of a tradition common to the Jewish East European visual legacy, and new themes, which found their way into pictorial expressions.