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The Congregation Sinai Synagogue was built in 1961-62 and exhibits characteristics of the Neo-Expressionist style, which is common for religious buildings built during the era. The asymmetrical building has a sculptural form that contains dramatic, irregular shapes with the tendency to avoid right angles. Its west wing features a prominent, curved, blank stone wall and an inclined cantilever roof. Fenestration includes clerestory windows and large fixed pane expanses. The east wing also has a large curved stone wall, though it is marked with a single, center row of small square windows. The roof is V-shaped and overhangs west-facing clerestory windows. The north walls of the east wing are mostly glass with a rectilinear muntin pattern. In 2006, additions were constructed on the east and rear elevations of the synagogue.
Congregation Sinai was established in 1955 as a Reform Jewish community with Rabbi Jay R. Brickman serving as its first religious leader. The subject synagogue was designed by the prominent Chicago architectural firm Loebl, Schlossman & Bennett, which also designed a number of religious buildings in Chicago.
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