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Romaniote Memories: A Jewish Journey from Ioannina, Greece to Manhattan: Photographs by Vincent Giordano Main Menu Introduction Romaniote Jews Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue Kehila Kedosha Janina - Seth Kofinas Bar Mitzvah Kehila Kedosha Janina - Celebration Ioannina Synagogue Art & Architecture Ioannina - Rosh Hashanah Ioannina - Bet Chaim Jewish Cemetery Learn more About the exhibition Queens College Special Collections and Archives & Hellenic American Project

Exterior with Protrusion of Ark Niche

37713 Interior of Ioannina Synagogue

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Exterior with protrusion of ehal niche
The large marble ehal (ark) built against the interior east wall opened into a recess deeper than the wall thickness, which is expressed architecturally on the exterior as an apse. It is in this space that the sacred Torah scrolls are stored.

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The large marble ehal (ark) built against the interior east wall opened into a recess deeper than the wall thickness, which is expressed architecturally on the exterior as an apse. It is in this space that the sacred Torah scrolls are stored.