1media/ehal Ark 03_thumb.JPG2020-12-14T13:02:00-08:00Queens College Special Collections and Archivese5d75124350046eec0e648a38e4b73292f02c4b0377131The ehal (Ark) is the central focus of the prayer hall. In it are stored the Torah scrolls. The monumental architecture of ehal provide the backdrop for daily and holiday worship. This magnificent ehal is made of marble and combines classically derived architectural forms in a somewhat fanciful arrangement.plain2020-12-14T13:02:00-08:00Queens College Special Collections and Hellenic American Projectcirca 1999-2010Vincent Giordano Collection on the Greek-Jewish Community in New York City and Ioannina, GreeceShared under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/Iōannina (Greece)Giordano, VincentQueens College Special Collections and Archivese5d75124350046eec0e648a38e4b73292f02c4b0
The ehal (ark) is the central focus of the prayer hall. In it are stored the Torah scrolls. The monumental architecture of the ehal provides the backdrop for daily and holiday worship. This magnificent ehal is made of marble and combines classically derived architectural forms in a somewhat fanciful arrangement.
