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Liptovský Mikuláš
is a town of about 30.000, located in the north of Slovakia in a valley enclosed to the north and to the south by the Tatra mountains. When the communists grabbed power after WW2, they changed the original name from Liptovský Svätý Mikuláš (“Liptovský Saint Nicholas”) by striking out the “Saint”. In 2026, Wikipedia (en) […]
The Shut-down and renovated Synagogue of Trenčín, Slovakia
One hot day in August 2020 we came to Trenčín, a small but beautiful town inhabited by around 55.000, near the Czech border in north-eastern Slovakia. Right at the center you will find the fabulous Synagogue. It was built in 1913 on the site of an older wooden Synagogue. Wikipedia claimed that the building is […]
Eisenstadt
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 […]