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Ken Treister is a world renowned architect, winner of multiple awards. Mr. Treister has designed and built iconic projects in every continent and major city in the world. The work with which he most identifies is the Holocaust Museum in Miami Beach, FL. It took over 5 years to build as it included the signature hand rising to the heavens cast in bronze. Mr. Treister designed the this piece and multiple figures that are in the museum building and its gardens. In lavish photos taken by Mr. Treister himself, the book provides a personal tour of the this heartbreakingly beautiful museum. With countless photos of every part of the museum, Mr. Treister recounts the significance both from a religious point of view as well as from a purely creative vision. This explains the title of the book. It truly is an unforgettable example of one man's inspired vision of a tragic moment in world history while at the same time celebrating the beauty, power and resilience of the jewish faith and its people.

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KENNETH TREISTER 1-06-2015 Kenneth Treister, FAIA, has spent a lifetime creating art In addition to being an international architect and a Fellow in the American Institute of Architects. He is an accomplished painter, sculptor, photographer, author and lecturer. Kenneth Treister's art has been exhibited in galleries and fine art museums throughout the world. He is a member of Real Academia de Belles Arts de Sant Jorge, Barcelona, Spain, established in 1849 by Elizabeth II as the Provincial Academy of Fine Arts. He was awarded the Silver Medal and The Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Institute of Architects, Miami and in 2013 the Gold Medal from the American Institute of Architects, Florida, their highest honor. Triester has lectured at Universities in the United States, Chile, China, Israel, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, and Bali to name a few. He was an adjunct Professor of Architecture at the University of Miami and the University of Florida. He has been published in over fifty professional journals. He has written nine books on art and architecture: Chinese Architecture, Urban Planning and Landscape Design, University of Florida, Press, 1987; A Sculpture of Love and Anguish, SPI Books, 1993; Habaneros, The People of Havana, Ediciones Universal, 1997; Chapel of Light, Jewish Ceremonial Art in the Sophie & Nathan Gumenick Chapel, Union of American Hebrew Congregations Press, 2,000; Cherubim & Palm Trees, The Judaic Art of Temple Emanu-El, KTAV Publishing House, 2003; Havana Forever, A Pictorial and Cultural History of an Unforgettable City, University Press of Florida, 2009; Maya Architecture, Temples in the Sky, University Press of Florida, 2013; Easter Island's Silent Sentinels, University of New Mexico Press, 2013; Bok Tower Gardens, America's Taj Mahal, Rizzoli, 2013; The Fusion of Architecture & Art; The Judaic Work of Kenneth Treister, Books and Books Press, 2015. After arriving in the US from Budapest, Hungary where he was born and educated, Laszlo Regos opened his own Photography studio. He specialized in Architecutural and Interior photography. Today Mr. Regos' client list includes some of the most prominent names in Architecture and Interior Design.

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