Raise The Roof Synagogue

Raise the roof will be broadcast multiple times on public television stations throughout the united states as part of the jewish film showcase through october 31 2019.

Raise the roof synagogue.

Raising the roof preventing homelessness our reside initiative is designed to create a community renovation project with the specific intention to prevent homelessness by creating new housing options for people at risk of or currently experiencing homelessness. The crew has only six weeks to hew saw and carve 200 freshly logged trees and assemble the structure. This beautifully photographed film raise the roof chronicles this ambitious project against the backdrop of the 1000 year history of jews in poland. Screening of the film raise the roof and a discussion with prof.

Check your local listings for times and dates of broadcasts. It is the first element of the museum s. אוניברסיטת חיפה university of haifa 635 views 43 05. By the end of the project they had done more.

The three films being broadcast as part of the jewish film showcase are. Barbara kirshenblatt gimblett duration. April 13th 2013 the replica roof a 17th century synagogue was installed at the museum of the history of polish jews. Filmmakers yari and cary wolinsky s beautifully photographed and rendered film raise the roof tells the story of this remarkable 10 year project against the backdrop of the 1000 year history of jews in poland.

Rivaling the greatest wooden architecture in history the synagogues of 18th century poland inspired artists rick and laura brown of handshouse studio to embark on a 10 year pursuit to reconstruct the elaborate roof and painted ceiling of the gwoździec synagogue.