Downtown
Chicago Loop Synagogue
16 S. Clark St.
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Saturday
Closed
Sunday
10 AM - 4 PM
DETAILS:
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."
ENTRANCE RESTRICTIONS:
Metal detector or X-ray checkpoint.,Photo ID required.
VISITOR EXPERIENCE:
The first and second floor sanctuaries will be open to visitors.
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