Saturday, February 19, 2011

PAST: ART: "Inside the Great Synagogue of Aleppo, Syria" at the Rockville JCC Now - SUN, March 27th, Free

On view now at the JCC in Rockville Inside the Great Synagogue of Aleppo, Syria Photographs by Jason Hamacher
Wednesday, March 9th - Sunday, March 27th
Free

In the spring of 2006, Jason Hamacher was given a rare opportunity to enter and photograph one of the world's oldest synagogues, The Great Synagogue of Aleppo, Syria, best known for housing the Aleppo Codex which was once the oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible. The synagogue's foundation dates to King David and has been continually built upon since. The show features select images from Hamacher's forthcoming book, Aleppo: The Essence of Syria, which aims to reveal Aleppo, Syria's modern and ancient presence as seen through the eyes of its Christian, Muslim, and Jewish communities.

Gallery hours: open when JCCGW is open

Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington
6125 Montrose Road, Rockville
Metro: Twinbrook or White Flint and walk .7 miles from either station or take a bus or cab

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