No, the synagogue we visit today, is not the former synagogue of the community before 1938. because this one was destroyed. The one we visit today, was the private synagogue of Wertheimer, who was -among others- chief Rabby of Hungary. It is today part of the Jewish museum in Eisenstadt, which was founded in 1972 […]
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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 […]
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.
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 […]
Vác- City of Nettletree
Even on these hot, hot summer days, this city is cool: the streets are lined with nettletrees. They keep a wonderful microclimate. Also on the street, where the synagogue is located. The synagogue is in pretty good state. It is not to be visited, but on special occasions. Location of Synagogues As on this city […]
The Great Synagogue of Györ
Can be found at Kossuth Lajos utca 5 near the center of Györ, a town of over 100.000 inhabitants, among them approximately 10 Jews. As the post-Shoah community of 780 survivors didn’t have the means for its upkeep, the building was sold to the city of Györ some time in the 1960s. Since the 1970s […]
Impressive Györ synagogue is hard to draw
For everyone using this magnificent place it is great: so many trees are around the building. In the back the little park with comfortable benches and in the courtyard a few old horsechestnuttrees: it all adds to a better microclimate. The day is cooler. But for a drawing person it is difficult to find a […]
Sopron (aka Ödenburg) and its Unaccessible Synagogues
We found three former Synagogues in the town of Sopron: the hidden one, the unrecognizable one, and the blocked one. The first one is the “Old Synagogue”. It is said to be a remnant of the first Jewish community in Sopron, that was driven out in 1526. It is built into a back yard and […]
Quiet Sopron
Yes, museums are closed on national holiday in Hungary. So we could not visit the museum in the „old synagogue“ in Sopron. If I drew the entrance of the museum or the synagogue, I don’t know. The new synagogue is not in such good shape. It is not called the new one (there is a […]
The Circular Synagogue of Köszeg
In the year 5620, a certain Philip Schey donated 20.000 Forint (today’s equivalent of about 10 ice cream coffees) to build a most unusual synagogue. It is designed as a circle within a square, topped by a magnificent dome. On any day the space is filled with light from all sides. It is somewhat difficult […]