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Divine New York: Discovering the Art & Architecture of Manhattan’s Sacred Spaces

Michael L. Horowitz, Elizabeth Anne Hartman and Alexander Gorlin with Rabbi Peter J. Rubinstein

Feb 8, 2023


Manhattan is home to a remarkably diverse range of houses of worship, many of them several hundred years old, yet few see beyond the often-unassuming façades except the local faithful. A delight for history and design enthusiasts, Divine New York: Inside the Historic Churches and Synagogues of Manhattan (Abbeville Press) takes us on an exclusive tour through the uplifting interiors of 65 sacred sites from Lower to Upper Manhattan. Rabbi Peter J. Rubinstein, Emeritus Director of the Jewish Community and the Bronfman Center for Jewish Life, will moderate a conversation with photographer Michael L. Horowitz and author Elizabeth Anne Hartman in which they share what makes these sites aesthetically, architecturally, and historically notable. They will also be joined by award-winning architect, Alexander Gorlin, to discuss the intersections of architecture and religion, including the restoration and rebuilding of historic sites.

Michael Horowitz started photographing houses of worship in Manhattan in 1994 during a visit to the Eldridge Street Synagogue on the Lower East Side, which is now a National Historic Landmark. His superb photographs capture the stunning stained-glass windows, paintings, vaulted ceilings, and architectural details in the many artistic styles represented. Hartman’s text illuminates how these sacred edifices reflect the hopes and aspirations of the numerous different communities that helped build the metropolis. Offering a new perspective on the city, this visually arresting event will share how feats of architecture and engineering led to buildings of reverence and beauty.

The event will be introduced by Columbia University Professor and "Reel Pieces" Moderator Annette Insdorf.

Michael L. Horowitz

Michael L. Horowitz, a New York–based photographer, has dedicated himself to documenting cultural history …

Michael L. Horowitz

Michael L. Horowitz, a New York–based photographer, has dedicated himself to documenting cultural history in the face of rapid change; his photographs of New York City, Buffalo, and Italy have been widely exhibited. Horowitz is the owner of Digital Imaging Group LLC, a custom digital and fine art photo studio.

Elizabeth Anne Hartman

Elizabeth Anne Hartman worked for many years as a publishing executive and now runs the arts consultancy Hartman on Hudson …

Elizabeth Anne Hartman

Elizabeth Anne Hartman worked for many years as a publishing executive and now runs the arts consultancy Hartman on Hudson. She writes for publications including the Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly.

Alexander Gorlin

Early in his professional life, Alexander Gorlin, a graduate of the Yale School of Architecture and The Cooper Union, worked with two industry icons …

Alexander Gorlin

Early in his professional life, Alexander Gorlin, a graduate of the Yale School of Architecture and The Cooper Union, worked with two industry icons—Richard Meier and I.M. Pei. He is Principal of Alexander Gorlin Architects, established in 1987 after he returned from a Rome Prize Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome. Gorlin received the 1998 President’s Citation and the 2008 John Q. Hejduk Award. His design portfolio spans all levels of society, from high-end residences to affordable housing, places of worship to educational institutions.

While a student of architecture at Cooper Union and later, while earning his master’s degree at Yale, Gorlin began to assemble a comprehensive architectural library, which continues to be a work in progress. Collections of drawings and photographs spanning the recent and distant past and the historical and critical texts that go with them are as much a source for his design ideas as existing buildings, interiors and landscapes. Gorlin, who has authored many books about architecture, finds inspiration in “spiritual texts, literature, film and painting” and is working on houses in New York, Miami Beach, Kenya and Nova Scotia, apartment towers in New Jersey, a series of synagogues and schools and housing for the working homeless in the South Bronx.

In 2005, Architectural Digest recognized Gorlin as one of the country’s “30 Deans of Design” and has named him four times in its AD100 list of leading designers. He became a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 2005. Alexander Gorlin Architects has completed a loft renovation for Daniel Libeskind, 800 affordable homes in East New York, four new public high schools in the Bronx, and The Gorlin at Aqua, a 12-story condo in Miami Beach. Other projects include luxury private residences around the world and LEED-rated supportive housing for the homeless in the Bronx. Alexander Gorlin, with Alexander Gorlin Architects, designed “The Brook,” a residential project by Common Ground in the Bronx, completed in 2010. Common Ground provides supportive housing, and the LEED Silver-certified building holds 120 units for homeless adults, including those with special needs.

Alexander Gorlin Architects is an internationally recognized design firm that for the past two decades has actively sought to embrace a uniquely diverse range of clients. The firm has won numerous awards, most notably AIA Design Awards for House in the Rocky Mountains, Ruskin Place townhouse, and North Shore Hebrew Academy.

Peter J. Rubinstein

Peter J. Rubinstein

Peter J. Rubinstein is the Emeritus Director, Jewish Community and the Bronfman Center for Jewish Life …

Peter J. Rubinstein

Peter J. Rubinstein

Peter J. Rubinstein is the Emeritus Director, Jewish Community and the Bronfman Center for Jewish Life, having previously served as the Senior Vice President of Jewish Community and Managing Director of the Bronfman Center for Jewish Life at The 92nd Street Y, New York from 2014-2022. He continues as a consultant supporting Jewish Community at the 92NY.

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