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Chicago Loop Synagogue

Address

16 S. Clark St.

Neighborhood

Downtown

Hours

Sat, Oct 14: Closed

Sun, Oct 15: 10am - 5pm

Long Lines Photography Permitted Washrooms Available Wheelchair Accessible

Architect/Year

Loebl, Schlossman & Bennett, 1957

Website

chiloopsyn.org

Description

The Chicago Loop Synagogue was founded in 1929 to serve the religious needs of Jews working downtown as well as Jewish visitors to Chicago. The current building was designed by Loebl, Schlossman and Bennett. It was built in 1957 to replace a structure on the same block that had been lost to fire. The entrance is crowned by the Henri Azaz sculpture "Hands of Peace." A wall of stained glass by Abraham Rattner breaks the reserved minimalism of the sanctuary, leading one critic to describe it as "perhaps the most beautiful synagogue interior in the United States."

Visitor Experience

The main sanctuary will be open to visitors along with the first level Beit Midrash.