23 May 2023
Adass Israel Orthodox Synagogue, Glen Eira Avenue, Ripponlea. The congregation was formed by mostly Germans / Austrians in 1940, moving here in 1950, then commissioning Vienna-born Ernest Fooks to build this, completed 1965. Not the most exciting design, but nice brickwork in the projecting house-shaped bit, behind which I’m pretty sure is the Torah Ark and the Schule itself. The synagogue was damaged in a 1995 arson attack, so the interior shot of the temple from Google maps, which looks original 60s, might be new after the fire. A follower in my Instagram pointed out that the detail in the brickwork is multiple menorah’s!
In late 2024 there was another arson attack, which has burnt out the multi-purpose hall that was part of the complex, and mo doubt damaged much of the rest. Fortunately no one was hurt.
Storey of Melbourne 