The Torah Ark of Arthur Szyk by Susan Nashman Fraiman

“…This paper discusses the design and symbolism of a hitherto unpublished work by the artist Arthur Szyk (1894–1951), an ark for the Torah which he designed for the Forest Hills Jewish Center of Queens, New York, and which was dedicated in 1949. The Torah Ark is the central focus of all synagogue worship. …”
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Disappearance on Display: Vanished Torah Arks in Medieval Synagogues and Their Presentation by Maria Stürzebecher

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Aspects of the impact of Christian art and architecture on synagogues in Byzantine Palestine by Milson, D, David Milsom

“…Jewish leaders built synagogues with apses and chancel screens to amplify and venerate the most important object in the hall - the Torah Scrolls - kept in the Torah Ark. Unlike earlier buildings, the Torah Shrine was set in the same position as the altar in churches, in the apse. …”