 Donated by Martha Rotter in memory of her beloved husband, Herman. |
As you face the bima, the panes on the left represent the Spiritual Journey of Jewish life. The panes on the right represent the Physical Journey, starting on the bottom with Pesach through Shavout, Sukkot, the Land of Israel, and with Jerusalem at the top. The individual panes can be viewed by clicking each one in the photograph of the sanctuary.
The Source
The StudioWilmark Studios was founded in 1979 by Mark Liebowitz and specializes in the fabrication and installation of leaded and stained glass windows in a collaborative process with artist, client, interior designer, and architect. Wilmark has created more than 250 installations to meet the diverse requirements of clients m 21 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. In addition, Wilmark's craftsmen are experts in the repair and restoration of existing stained glass.
The Founder
Mark Liebowitz, a graduate of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey with a Bachelor's of Arts degree in Art History, began his distinguished career in the fabrication of stained glass in 1975. After college, Liebowitz studied fabrication, glass painting and drawing with Albinus Elskus. After four years as a craftsman and foreman in a stained glass studio which had been producing stained glass since the mid-nineteenth century, Liebowitz founded his own studio which is now located in Pearl River, New York. He continues to own and operate Wilmark Studios, train craftsmen, and collaborate with a wide variety of artists and architects.
The Artists
The stained glass windows were designed by Hendrik Vandeburgt, born in Amhem, The
Netherlands and had lived and worked in America for over 40 years. He has designed
windows for Wilmark Studios in 22 synagogues including: Congregation Ohr Torah in
Edison, Summit JCC in Summit, Beth Shalom in Manalapan, Temple Shalom in
Aberdeen and Congregation Knesseth Israel in Bound Brook.
The glass was painted by Jennifer Baldwin Schafer of West Islip, Long Island. She is a sculptor and painter and has also painted glass for Wilmark Studios at the Hillel Yeshiva in Ocean, New Jersey and Young Israel of Plainview, New York.