Raise The Roof Synagogue

This beautifully photographed film raise the roof chronicles this ambitious project against the backdrop of the 1000 year history of jews in poland.

Raise the roof synagogue.

It is the first element of the museum s. By the end of the project they had done more. Gwoździec synagogue raise the roof follows the browns and the handshouse studio team to sanok poland as they begin building the new gwoździec roof. The crew has only six weeks to hew saw and carve 200 freshly logged trees and assemble the structure.

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. 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. Barbara kirshenblatt gimblett duration. Check your local listings for times and dates of broadcasts.

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. The three films being broadcast as part of the jewish film showcase are. 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. אוניברסיטת חיפה university of haifa 635 views 43 05.

Screening of the film raise the roof and a discussion with prof.