Ft. Tryon's Shattered Dream

«The centerpiece was and remains an ark framed by a 20-foot mosaic arch in the shape of Moses's two tablets, a gem of midcentury design. The new sanctuary was a reminder for the congregants — many of them Holocaust survivors — that they had triumphed yet again in the diaspora.

Look away from the ark and their triumph lies in ruin.»

A Deal That Collapsed Leaves a Manhattan Synagogue in Shambles - NYTimes.com

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