The synagogue of Pécs is located today quite central: next to the shopping malls of the town. Not so much on tourist routes, but on those of locals. The synagogue was built in 1869, based on designs by Architekten Frigyes Feszl, Károly Gerster and Lipót Kauser. Today it is in fairly good shape, the ceiling has to secured by […]
Monthly Archives: August 2024
Howto: Find The Synagogue
When we traveled to Romania in 2017 or Slowakia in 2020, it was still easy: go to Google Maps and search for synagogue in the area you want to visit. That has changed in 2024. When we planned this trip, it was suddenly impossible. Jewish sites where not shown. Only if you know exactly where […]
Baja — The Library
The synagogue in Baja is a beauty: a classicist building with wonderful paintings. In excellent state and with perfect use: as the local library. The synagogue was sold to the city of Baja by the Jewish community on a few conditions. It should have a cultural function, should be kept in a original state and […]
More Photographs From Szeged
Barbara already gave extensive information so I will only add some pictures.
The Leo Frankel Synagogue in Buda
This past Shabbes, we visited the Neolog Leo Frankel Shul near the western banks of Budapest, also known as Buda. Not only was it closest to where we were staying, but also some dear friends recommended it to us warmly. And indeed we were welcomed graciously and took part in the tefillah. Women sit separately […]
Vác
At the banks of the Danube in northern central Hungary you will find the small city of Vác. The Synagogue is a beautiful building, but we couldn’t get in.
Szeged left us speechless
This synagogue is quite something. Huge. Impressive. Magnificent. Built in only 3 years and opened in 1903 it is still usable as a synagogue. I have read it is one of the largest in the world and second largest in Hungary. There is a small Jewish community in Szeged that organise a festival every year […]
Kecskemét- the most beautiful „House of Technology“
To find good use for former synagogues is not always easy. In Kescemét it is used not for music but for conferences and sciences stuff. It was built in the 1870s. Due to a change in city development (the park and boulevard was built) it was suddenly located right in the city center. Quite unusual […]
Leo Frankel Synagoge — A Courtyard Well Used
Not many synagogues are located on the Buda side. The Leo Frankel is one of the few. Built in the 1880s, the surrounding building was added in the 1920s. The synagogue is a wonderful example of Neogothic style, especially the windows. Source: Wikipedia
Budapest is awesome
I did not know where to start, so much to draw would be here. I have to come back to do more drawings… But more than this one synagogue I did not manage. But what a great place! It is the Sasz-Chevra Orthodox Grand Synagogue. Located in the „Jewish quarter“ in Pest in Kacinzky Street. […]