Rabbi Dr. I. Goldstein Synagogue
synagogue in Jerusalem, Israel
The Rabbi Dr. I. Goldstein Synagogue, also known as the Israel Goldstein Synagogue, is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on the Edmond J. Safra Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The synagogue was named in honor of Rabbi Israel Goldstein, an American-born Israeli rabbi, author, and Zionist leader.
Designed in the organic style by two Israeli architects, the German-born Heinrich Heinz Rau and the Brazilian-born David Resnick, the synagogue building was listed as one of the "ten most beautiful synagogues in Israel," and called "without a doubt, a landmark in local architecture." In 1964, the synagogue design was awarded the Rechter Prize by the Israeli Architects Association.
History
The site of Israel's Hebrew University was Mount Scopus, an area that was captured by Jordan during the 1947–1949 Palestine war. Givat Ram, the site of the new campus, was largely undeveloped in 1957 when the synagogue was built. The site was described as "a largely bare, rocky plateau and each building sat on it almost as if in a desert." The synagogue is located on Elyashar Street (Derekh Elyashar).
Much of the funding for the synagogue came from friends of Rabbi Goldstein, in honor of his 60th anniversary. At the April 1958 ceremony formally dedicating the new Givat Ram campus and opening 21 new campus buildings, Dr. George S. Wise, chairman of the university's International Board of Governors, noted that the synagogue was one of ten buildings constructed with the help of donations from both organizations and individual donors in the U.S.
Consecration
The synagogue was consecrated on August 7, 1957.
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