Judith Stolzer-Segall

Judith Stolzer-Segall (Hebrew: שטולצר סגל‎, 1904-1990) was a German Jewish modern architect. She is believed to be the first female architect to ever design and build a synagogue.[1]

Central Synagogue of Hadera (1935)

Judith Stolzer-Segall
Born	May 20, 1904
Died	January 12, 1990 Munich
Education	Technische Hochschule Danzig

Life

Judith Stolzer-Segall was born in Lithuania in on May 20, 1904. She grew up in Berlin following the expulsion of Jews from Lithuania in 1914.[2]

In 1924, Stolzer-Segall matriculated at the Technische Hochschule Danzig where she studied architecture until 1929. Following her graduation, she was employed at various offices, eventually going on to found her own office in 1932.[2]

Histadrut building in Jerusalem (1950)

In 1933, Stolzer-Segall immigrated to Mandatory Palestine. In Palestine, she worked with a number of other Jewish architects including Oskar Kaufmann and Eugen Stolzer. During this period, Stolzer-Segall won the commission for the design of the Central Synagogue of Hadera; the building is believed to be the first synagogue designed by a woman

Stolzer-Segall returned to Germany in 1957, going on to become a citizen of the country in 1968.[2]

Judith Stolzer-Segall died on January 12, 1990 in Munich, Germany.[3]

Work

Kiryat Meir, Tel Aviv

• Central Synagogue of Hadera (Hebrew: בית הכנסת הגדול‎, 1935) Hadera
• Kiryat Meir (Hebrew: קריית מאיר‎, 1937), Tel Aviv
• Histadrut building (Hebrew: בית ההסתדרות‎, 1950), Jerusalem

References

1. "Architects in Palestine: 1920-1948 | Jewish Women's Archive". jwa.org. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
2. Vierhaus, Rudolf (2011-05-03). Schlumberger - Thiersch (in German). Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110965025.
3. KIT-Webmaster (SG) (2013-12-12). "KIT - IKB - Stolzer-Segall, Judith". kg.ikb.kit.edu (in German). Retrieved 2019-05-12.