Singing the Lord's song in a strange land: The Great Synagogue, Sydney

Phillips, Peter (2008) Singing the Lord's song in a strange land: The Great Synagogue, Sydney. In: 16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’, 29 sept – 4 oct 2008, Quebec, Canada. [Document issu d'une conférence ou d'un atelier]

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The Jewish community in Sydney transported their Anglo-Jewish tradition to the other side of the world. In 1878 they built The Great Synagogue, a house of worship that reflected their origins and aspirations, the background of their architect, and prevailing attitudes to synagogue design in the 19th century. This paper describes how the design of the Great Synagogue derived from all of its sources, and how the building has changed in the last 130 years and continues to change in responses to the sometimes competing requirements of function, liturgy and community attitudes. It also demonstrates how the tangible qualities of the building and intangible qualities, such as the music of the service and the dress of the clergy and congregation, contribute to how the traditional and historic character of the Great Synagogue is perceived in its present community.

Type: Document issu d'une conférence ou d'un atelier (Article)
Auteurs:
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Phillips, Peter
peter@opp.net.au
Langues: English
Mots-clés libres: historic monument; synagogue; intangible heritage; historical surveys
Sujets: F. TECHNIQUES SCIENTIFIQUES ET METHODOLOGIES DE CONSERVATION > 26. Etude historique
H. TYPES DE PATRIMOINE > 09. Monuments historiques
O. PATRIMOINE IMMATERIEL > 01. Généralités
H. TYPES DE PATRIMOINE > 19A. Sites de religion et de rituel
Nom du monument, ville, site, musée: The Great Synagogue, Sydney, Australia
Collections spéciales: Scientific Symposium (ICOMOS General Assemblies)
Volume de la collection spéciale: 2008, 16th
Déposé par: Jose Garcia
Date de dépôt: 13 septembre 2010 07:16
Dernière modification: 30 août 2023 14:13
Références: Apple, Raymond. 2008. The Great Synagogue: a history of Sydney’s Big Shule. Sydney: University of NSW Press.

Jamilly, Edward. 1970. Synagogue Art and Architecture. A Century of Anglo-Jewish Life. London: United Synagogue.

Phillips, Louis. Papers of Louis Phillips. Mitchell Library, Sydney

Phillips, Orwell and Peter. 2007. Conservation Management Plan for the Great Synagogue, Sydney. Sydney: Unpublished report.

Pickering, Charles. 1872. Photographs of Public and Other Buildings and c. Sydney: NSW Government Printing Office.
URI: https://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/111

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