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Art Panels

Interior view photograph. Interior Display. The caption reads:"When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter and our tongue with singing. Then said they among the heathen. The lord hath done great things for them. The lord hath done great things for us where of we are glad."

Israel Pavilion

Exterior view photograph. Israel Pavilion (lot C-430) viewed from across the lake. The two storey Israeli Pavilion was designed and detailed so that it could be safely dismantled and re-erected in Israel. The pavilion's hexagonal geometry was carried through to the interior exhibits. Exhibits told the story of Israel's rebirth as a sovereign nation after some 200 years of adversity. The split level ground floor accommodated a 250 seat auditorium as well as a 100 seat kosher restaurant whose kitchen and support space was housed in ground floor extension. The auditorium featured Israeli film and musical performances. Ancient Israel is showcased in the entrance hall as a large Dead Sea Scroll serves as a magnificent backdrop to the exhibit's archeological treasures. The central hall features exhibits showcasing Israeli challenges and achievements. The second floor focuses in on heritage and tradition. One exhibit outlines the revival of Biblical Hebrew as a spoken language while others showcased traditional Israeli products, arts and crafts. Hexagonal volume. Structural steel with prefabricated fibreglass panels and cement plaster. (S: 152' x 130' (main block) 92' x 26' (restaurant - kitchen extension) --- A: 27,620 sq. ft. --- H: 51' 6" (main block) 14' (extension))

Israeli Artifacts

Interior view photograph. Ancient documents and artifacts. The caption reads: "Thousands of miles away from the homeland, they clung to the concept that their marriages had to be concluded in Jerusalem and if concecrated elsewhere were only an expediency. A house outside Israel could only be a temporary dwelling. To symbolize it - a fraction of any house the Jews built for thmeselves had to be left unfinished."

Marriage of Two Cultures

Interior view photograph. Photograph of a contemporary wedding. The caption reads "A happy marriage of two cultures: the bridegroom's family comes from Poland, that of the bride from Southern Arabia."

Stone Menorah

Interior view photograph. Stone artifact. The caption reads: "Stone Menorah from an ancient synagogue at Mamath ("Hot Springs") 2nd - 3rd Century."

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