Pécs

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 […]

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 […]

Žilina’s Neolog Art Center and Orthodox Shil

When the Neolog movement spread throughout Hungary and related territories in the 2nd half of the 19th century, the Jewish community of Žilina adopted the new ideas and left the old ways behind. Only a small number of jews stayed faithful to Orthodox judaism. They broke away and formed their own community. Then came the […]