Tiffany Windows at Euclid Avenue Temple (Anshe Chesed) |
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The Euclid Avenue Temple's Tiffany windows were dedicated along with their new building at 8206 Euclid Avenue on March 22 - 24, 1912. There are eight major windows in the sanctuary, four on its eastern wall (shown above) and four on its western wall. Each window is four feet wide and 14 feet high. They represent eight periods of Jewish history, from the Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, through the Middle Ages. Rabbi Louis Wolsey formulated this concept and worked closely with Daniel Harrington of Tiffany Studios of New York City in their design and execution. The dedication brochure stated they depicted these periods "without departing from the old Jewish tradition of refraining from the use of human figures in the house of worship". In 1957, when the congregation, now Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, moved to its new home in Beachwood the Tiffany windows stayed behind. (It is said that there was some sentiment for moving them but the designers of the new building recommended against that as the windows would not complement the new structure's design. Further, the cost of removing and then reinstalling the windows would have been enormous, plus the cost of installing ten modern windows in the old building.) The new owners of the building, the Liberty Hill Baptist Church, have lovingly maintained the sanctuary and the windows. The windows are a highlight on Nate Arnold's tours of old Jewish Cleveland. For photos of the old Euclid
Avenue Temple,
click here. |
Photos: Robert N Brown
These pictures were taken around 10 am on an
overcast December morning, thus the |
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Thanks to the
Liberty Hill Baptist Church for their permission to
take these photographs. |
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