The sign shape is rectangle but its head is designed according to the silhouette of the old building of the Gymnasia Herzliya, which serves as a logo of the Council for the Preservation of Heritage Sites in Israel
The synagogue was photographed on the day the sign was taken
Click for a larger image Click for a larger image The QR code indicates that the synagogue was used as a "slick"
Slikim Petah Tikva Translation of the text on the sign:
Symbol of the Council for the Preservation of Israeli Heritage Sites
The emblem of the city of Petah Tikva
Emblem of the Ministry of Culture and Sport
Department of Site Conservation icon - Petah Tikva Municipality
The Great Synagogue The Beit Yaakov Synagogue, in memory of Jacob James Rothschild, the father of Baron Rothschild, was inaugurated in Nissan, 1898, with the financial assistance of Baron Edmund Benjamin Rothschild.
Construction of the synagogue began in 1889 and was made possible with the donation of donor Isaac Matokatz. The building was designed in a basilica model by architects brought from abroad by Baron Rothschild. The structural engineer was Daniel Lifshitz.
There are three sun clocks prepared by the Jerusalem watchmaker, Rabbi Moshe Shapiro.
Over the years, the synagogue has held special prayers during times of trouble and holiday.
In this synagogue a prayer for the peace of the state was to be said for the first time. The prayer was composed by Rabbi Reuven Katz, the citys rabbi, and said the following day of the UN Resolution on November 29, 1947, about the establishment of the State of Israel.