Novi Sad Synagogue

Coordinates: 45°15′11″N 19°50′27″E / 45.25306°N 19.84083°E / 45.25306; 19.84083
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Novi Sad Synagogue
Novosadska Sinagoga
Year consecrated
1905, 1945
Location
LocationJewish street, Novi Sad
Geographic coordinatesVojvodina, Serbia
Architecture
Architect(s)Lipót Baumhorn
StyleHungarian Secession, Hungarian Art Nouveau
Completed1909
Specifications
Length52 m (171 ft)[1]
Width25 m (82 ft)[1]
Height (max)40 m (130 ft)[1]
Dome height (outer)40 m (130 ft)[1]
Dome dia. (outer)12 m (39 ft)[1]
Spire(s)2
Spire height27 m (89 ft)[1]
Cultural Monument of Exceptional Importance
Designated1983
Reference no.ПКИЦ 45

Novi Sad Synagogue (Serbian: Новосадска синагога, Novosadska sinagoga) is one of many cultural institutions in Novi Sad, Serbia, in the capital of Serbian the province of Vojvodina. Located on Jevrejska (Jewish) Street, in the city center, the synagogue has been recognized as a historic landmark. It served the local Neolog congregation.

The new synagogue, the fifth to be erected at the same location since the 18th century, became a major project for the entire Jewish community of Novi Sad, on which construction began in 1905 and was completed in 1909. Projected by Hungarian architect Baumhorn Lipót, it was part of a bigger complex of buildings that included on both sides of the synagogue two edifices decorated in a similar pattern: One building served as the Jewish school and other as offices of the Jewish community.

More than 4,000 Jews lived in

Holocaust that followed the German invasion of Yugoslavia in 1941 and the annexation of Bačka region by Hungary.[2]
Many moved to Israel after the war. There are an estimated 400 Jews living in Novi Sad today. Currently, while the synagogue is not used for religious ceremonies, it is used for many cultural concerts and events.

In 1991 Novi Sad Synagogue was added to

Republic of Serbia
.

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Sećanje na Jevrejski Novi Sad". archivum.arhivvojvodine.org.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  2. ^ Jewish Virtual Library (Novi Sad)

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