News: Eldridge Street Synagogue Reopens

Yesterday, the Eldridge Street Synagogue unveiled the final and last piece in its renovation that has taken over 20 years, since it was rediscovered and saved from decimation in the 1980s, a stained glass window by contemporary artist Kiki Smith, in collaboration with architect Deborah Gans. The window is made-up of swirling blues and an array of stars, which mimic the stars that can be seen throughout the synagogue. The contemporary style is in juxtaposition to the neo-moorish style architecture the original builders used.
 
The synagogue is a National Historic Landmark, originally built in 1887. You can read more about it’s important place in New York history here.