Set in Stone https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/uncategorized/2013/08/set-in-stone/

August 16, 2013 | Vladimir Levin
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The architectural look of 19th-century synagogues in Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris, and London reflected the look of Jewish emancipation and assimilation in each country.

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