Karlovac Synagogue Explained

Karlovac Synagogue
Native Name:Croatian: Karlovačka sinagoga
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Rite:Nusach Ashkenaz
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Functional Status:Destroyed
Location:Šebetićeva Street 5, Karlovac
Country:Croatia
Map Type:Croatia
Map Size:250
Map Relief:1
Architecture Type:Synagogue architecture
Established:1852
Year Completed:1870
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Facade Direction:East
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Karlovac Synagogue (Croatian: Karlovačka sinagoga) was an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, located in Karlovac, Croatia. The congregation worshiped in the Ashkenazi rite. Completed in 1870, the synagogue was destroyed in . A memorial plaque is located at the site of the former synagogue, at Šebetićeva Street 5.[1]

History

The Jewish community in Karlovac was founded in 1852. The Karlovac Synagogue was built under Filip Rajner, president of the Jewish community Karlovac, who liked to call himself "Croatian nationalist of Moses religion". Completed in 1870 in the Renaissance Revival and Gothic Revival styles with five rosette on the façade as a symbol of the Pentateuch, the synagogue faces east, towards Eretz Yisrael. Consecrated in 1871, the synagogue had an organ inside.

During World War II, the synagogue was turned into a warehouse. After the war, around 1960, the Karlovac Synagogue was demolished by the regime of SFR Yugoslavia.[2] [3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Memorial plaque at the site of the synagogue in Karlovac, Croatia, 2021 . Center for Jewish Art . . 2021 . 19 May 2024 .
  2. News: Židovska općina Karlovac . CENDO - Istraživački i dokumentacijski centar . 2013-07-13 . hr.
  3. News: Sve hrvatske sinagoge . Portal Hrvatskoga kulturnog vijeća . 2008-09-07 . 2013-07-13 . hr.