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TitleThe alterations to the interior of The Great Synagogue Sydney, 1906-1911: architecture and ideology

Author

Benjamin J Elton

Call numberS994.004924/001

Object number03731war

Place of publicationSydney, New South Wales, Australia

PublisherAustralian Jewish Historical Society Journal

Year of publication

2017

Dimensionspp 243-259

MaterialArticle

NotesArticle from 'The Journal of the Australian Jewish Historical Society' Vol. XXIII, Part 2, 2017, pp 243-259

Description

The Great Synagogue was designed and built by Sydney architect Thomas Rowe in the 1870s. The current configuration of the interior is the result of alterations to the original design which were made in the early twentieth century. They were undertaken not for the stated reasons of creating more seats and improving the aesthetic appearnce, but rather for ideological factors due to the desire for acculturation and conformity with the majority Anglo-Celtic society

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