 The minaret is not on top of the dome as it appears in this photo, but rather it is atop a tower that functions as a chimney, behind the building.Built for the Isaiah Israel congregation in 1924, the structure was designed by Alfred S. Alschuler, who drew his influence from photographs of the second-century Severus synagogue unearthed at Tiberias, in Galilee.The extensions were designed by architects John Alschuler (the son of Alfred) and Ron Dirsmith.