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OHRA 1989

The Old sanctuary, Temple de Hirsch Sinai, Seattle

Art: 1989
Media: Ink, watercolor, white pencil or white conte crayon
Size: Approx. 18 in. H x 24 W
Private collection, Seattle


I drew this on-site before the old sanctuary was demolished, to make way for a parking lot.

I wrote of the pending historic preservation catastrophe in an op-ed, published in The Jewish Transcript, Seattle, Sept. 24, 1988: The Old De Hirsch Synagogue a Priceless Treasure.