October 2019
- Frank Gehry, renowned architect who began life as Frank Goldberg, dies at 96(JTA) — Frank Gehry, a Jewish architect who became one of the world’s most renowned innovators in his field for his contributions to modernist architecture, including the famed Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, has died at 96. His death following a brief respiratory illness was confirmed on Friday by the chief of staff at his... […]
- Trump’s new White House ballroom architect is a Jewish immigrant who has advocated for refugees(JTA) — After parting ways with the first architect hired to carry out his vision for the White House’s East Wing, President Donald Trump has picked a replacement — turning to a firm run by prominent Jewish architect who once called on Trump to keep the country’s doors open to refugees and immigrants. Shalom Baranes... […]