April 13th 2013 the replica roof a 17th century synagogue was installed at the museum of the history of polish jews.
Raise the roof synagogue.
Gwoździec synagogue raise the roof follows the browns and the handshouse studio team to sanok poland as they begin building the new gwoździec roof.
It is the first element of the museum s.
Leading over 300 students and professionals from 16 countries the browns.
Raise the roof will be broadcast multiple times on public television stations throughout the united states as part of the jewish film showcase through october 31 2019.
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The three films being broadcast as part of the jewish film showcase are.
Rivaling the greatest wooden architecture in history the synagogues of 18th century poland inspired artists rick and laura brown of handshouse studio to embark on a 10 year pursuit to reconstruct the elaborate roof and painted ceiling of the gwoździec synagogue.
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The crew has only six weeks to hew saw and carve 200 freshly logged trees and assemble the structure.
By the end of the project they had done more.
This beautifully photographed film raise the roof chronicles this ambitious project against the backdrop of the 1000 year history of jews in poland.
Screening of the film raise the roof and a discussion with prof.
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