They recovered a lost world.
Raise the roof synagogue.
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They set out to reconstruct a lost synagogue.
Rivaling the greatest wooden architecture in history the synagogues of 18th century poland inspired artists rick and laura brown of handshouse studio to embark on a 10 year pursuit to reconstruct the elaborate roof and painted ceiling of the gwoździec synagogue.
Leading over 300 students and professionals from 16 countries the browns.
The three films being broadcast as part of the jewish film showcase are.
The crew has only six weeks to hew saw and carve 200 freshly logged trees and assemble the structure.
Working against a seemingly impossible deadline and despite torrential downpours and exhaustion the team must create the structure and disassemble it again for.
It is the first element of the museum s.
Raise the roof is the story of this epic journey.
Raise the roof follows the browns and the handshouse studio team to sanok poland as they begin building the new gwoździec roof.
The gwozdziec synagogue roof structure installed in the polin museum of the history of polish jews in raise the roof.
Jewish film showcase 2018 public television schedule.
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Directed by yari wolinsky.
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Raise the roof will be broadcast multiple times on public television stations throughout the united states as part of the jewish film showcase through october 31 2019.
Screening of the film raise the roof and a discussion with prof.
April 13th 2013 the replica roof a 17th century synagogue was installed at the museum of the history of polish jews.