• Wooden elements, including the doors, benches,
wainscot, Bima, Reader’s Desk and Torah Ark were
gently cleaned and conserved to preserve their original
finishes.
A craftsman works on hanging light fixtures for the restored
synagogue
During the fundraising phase, the Committee
reached out to the descendents of Alfred Fleisher and
volunteers’ families to introduce them to the project.
Their major donations, as well as hundreds of other
gifts, supported the repair of the building envelope
and made the restoration of the interior possible.
Milner + Carr Conservation (MCC) performed the
interior conservation and restoration of the Alfred
W. Fleisher Memorial Synagogue during 2008. Two
of the conservators on the team had been among the
students who conducted the primary research and
conservation assessment years earlier. The project
concentrated on restoring the synagogue to its
circa-1960 appearance. This period of significance
was chosen because