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Archaeology has provided information about "Israelite" architectural practices from the 10 th to 6 th centuries B.C.E., and to "Jewish" styles of building and decoration from the late Hellenistic period (1 st century B.C.E.) and later.
Small Jewish communities, stretched across the world from late antique Palestine to Kaifeng in 17th century China to contemporary America and Israel, built synagogues—often buildings of great beauty and historical significance, but mostly pretty limited from an architectural standpoint.
In America the little synagogue in Newport, R. I., was built in 1763 by the prosperous colony of Spanish Jews. It was designed by a noted architect of the day in the Colonial or Georgian style, even to the minutest detail, though it was well adapted in its plan and interior disposition to the purpose of Jewish worship.
The Los Lunas Inscription. By Jeff A. Benner. The Los Lunas inscription is very unique for several reasons. First, it is written in an ancient Hebrew script. Second it is located near the small town of Los Lunas in the State of New Mexico, USA. Third, the inscription is of the "Ten Commandments".
Jewish Religious Architecture builds on the traditions of earlier histories of Jewish culture, from Zunz to Wischnitzer and Roth in its stress on the devel- opment of a particular genre of evidence over time and place.
Jewish architecture comprises the architecture of Jewish religious buildings and other buildings that either incorporate Jewish elements in their design or are used by Jewish communities. Oriental style— Belz Great Synagogue (2000), Jerusalem.
Domestic architecture, ancient Israel refers to the typical structures that housed most Israelite families in the Iron Age (c. 1200–587 BCE). Although some house forms that existed in the pre-Israelite periods continued into the Iron Age, mainly in enclaves of non-Israelites, one house form came to dominate in settlements identified as Israelite.
