An Inside Look at Erich Mendelsohn’s Masterpiece
All are invited to this special Mount Zion program!
In person at Mount Zion and via Zoom
Join us for a rare behind-the-scenes tour of one of Summit Avenue’s most significant buildings: Mount Zion Temple. Founded in 1856, our congregation constructed its fourth and current home at 1300 Summit Avenue in 1953-1954. It was designed by Erich Mendelsohn, a renowned modernist architect, whose postwar synagogue designs reshaped sacred architecture in America.
In this first-of-its-kind session, we’ll explore what makes this building a landmark and then tour areas that are often unseen, but essential to Mount Zion’s operation. The tour will include five priority projects of From Strength to Strength, our current capital campaign. The morning will end with a special preview of the most visible component of our vision for Mount Zion’s next chapter: the first public look at renderings for renovation and repurposing of the Harris Chapel.
The goal of this event is to deepen participants’ understanding of our landmark building and ongoing efforts to restore and renew it. Space is limited. RSVP by October 25.
