The facade of the old synagogue of Livorno, destroyed during Allied air raids in the Second World War.
The tebah, the pulpit from where the Torah was read. Part of the balauster was salvaged and was used for the same purpose in the new synagogue.
The Torah ark, which contained the Torah scrolls of the synagogue.
A frontal view of the tebah, you may compare it with this 1850 painting by Solomon Hart.(1905 postcards digitized from the collection of Antonio Cantelli)
Search labels: synagogue
See also: Synagogue of Livorno - Inside the Synagogue - Moses Montefiore
External links: Tebah - Torah ark
Your occasional posts from old postcards are wonderful, VP.
ReplyDeleteWhat a find!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful details.
I like it in b/w.
The glorious days of old.
ReplyDeleteAnd interesting to find the postage stamp on the picture side of the card.
Amazing old postcards.
ReplyDeleteI like old postcards. It's a way to discover the past. It's a shame that such a building disapeared.
ReplyDeleteWonderful images. Isn't it great that we have images to preserve what has been destroyed.
ReplyDeleteIs the building still standing?
ReplyDeleteI guess they don't allow visitors in the new temple? Love the details in the old postcards. Looks like a beautiful place to worship.
ReplyDeleteWonderful old images VP, so interesting to see what this grand old building looked like back then.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful detail in these old photos.
ReplyDeleteMi piacerebbe visitare una sinagoga! Ciao, Arianna
ReplyDeleteWonderful postcards!
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