Jewish Architecture

By Gary Berkovich

Every national architecture-whether Japanese, German, French, Moroccan, or any other, including the architecture of reborn Israel, Israeli architecture-comprises a diversity of buildings reflecting the culture, traditions, climate, and available technology of a nation within its territorial boundaries.
By this criterion, the Jewish people, lacking a state for nearly two millennia, did not have a national architecture during this period. Buildings constructed by Jews or for Jews in various host countries should, therefore, be categorized not as Jewish national architecture but as Jewish heritage.
Over the past two centuries, a new kind of architecture has emerged: global international architecture, which transcends state boundaries and diverges from traditional national architecture. As this book seeks to demonstrate, the Jewish diaspora-a nation without a land-has played a significant role in fostering, shaping, and contributing to its development. This architecture reflects the cosmopolitan nature of Jewish life and highlights the profound Jewish influence on architectural innovation. Accordingly, this international architectural phenomenon may be aptly termed "Jewish Architecture."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1680820567
• ISBN13: 9781680820560
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Almaz
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"