Temple Sholom

Temple Sholom Aron haKodesh
Aron haKodesh in Temple Sholom of West Essex, New Jersey, 1958. Photographed in 2024.

The Torah ark, ארון הקודש, in Temple Sholom of West Essex, New Jersey, 1958. Photographed in 2024. At some point the small, star-shaped bolts in the original design were replaced with smooth, unornamented ones. The stars were subsequently lost.