{"id":561,"date":"2024-08-28T07:56:36","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T06:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jewishbitsandpieces.rennert.org\/?p=561"},"modified":"2024-08-28T13:49:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T12:49:48","slug":"howto-find-the-synagogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jewishbitsandpieces.rennert.org\/index.php\/2024\/08\/28\/howto-find-the-synagogue\/","title":{"rendered":"Howto: Find The Synagogue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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 to look, you would find it in Google maps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So we had to look for other ways of research. Wikipedia is a good source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Hungary there is a <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Liste_von_Synagogen_in_Ungarn?wprov=sfti1#\">list of synagogues<\/a> on Wikimedia, which was our best starting point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And of course books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/synagoguesinhung0000klei\/page\/n6\/mode\/1up\">Rudolf Klein\u2018s book on synagogues in Hungary<\/a> we could not yet get hold on, but it seem to the be the best source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/jewishbitsandpieces.rennert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-2-1-300x248.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jewishbitsandpieces.rennert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-2-1-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jewishbitsandpieces.rennert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-2-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>National geography: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/National-Geographic-Jewish-Heritage-Travel\/dp\/1426200463\">Jewish Heritage Travel<\/a>. A Guide to Eastern Europe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This book is a good overview to relevant Jewish sites in many countries. Good to read!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ferenc Orb\u00e1n\u2019s Book \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/28482465-a-zsid-kult-ra-nyom-ban-a-k-rp-t-medenc-ben-discovering-jewish-cultur\">discovering Jewish Culture in the Carpathian Basin<\/a>\u201d is in English and Hungarian language and covers Hungary and neighbouring areas. It is more detailed and offers background information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Google we started a <a href=\"http:\/\/Synagogen \u00b7 barbara https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/xR9c48G3BhRVqcaQ8?g_st=i\">list of synagogues<\/a>. So in future, if Jewish sites are not searchable, we will find them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wikimap.toolforge.org\/?lang=de&amp;links=true&amp;page=Liste_von_Synagogen_in_Ungarn\">Wikimedia Landkarte f\u00fcr Ungarn<\/a>. Biggest problem with this map: the city names are in German language. So, today not really usable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes useful hints can be found at sites themselves, such as this map of synagogues in Hungary found in P\u00e9cs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/jewishbitsandpieces.rennert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_2506-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jewishbitsandpieces.rennert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_2506-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jewishbitsandpieces.rennert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_2506-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/jewishbitsandpieces.rennert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_2506-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/jewishbitsandpieces.rennert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_2506.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/jewishbitsandpieces.rennert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_2507-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jewishbitsandpieces.rennert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_2507-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jewishbitsandpieces.rennert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_2507-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/jewishbitsandpieces.rennert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_2507-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/jewishbitsandpieces.rennert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_2507.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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