Vercelli Synagogue Explained

Vercelli Synagogue
Native Name:Italian: Tempio Israelitico
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Religious Affiliation:Orthodox Judaism
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Organisational Status:Synagogue
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Functional Status:Active
Location:Via Foà 70, Vercelli, Piedmont
Country:Italy
Map Type:Italy Piedmont
Map Size:250
Map Relief:1
Coordinates:45.3257°N 8.4259°W
Architect:Marco Treves
Architecture Type:Synagogue architecture
Architecture Style:Moorish Revial
Year Completed:1878
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Materials:Brick
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The Vercelli Synagogue (Italian: Tempio Israelitico) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Via Foà 70, in Vercelli, Italy.[2] Designed in the Moorish Revial style by Marco Treves, an architect born in Vercelli who also designed the Great Synagogue of Florence,[3] the synagogue was completed in 1878.

History

The synagogue features red-and-white masonry courses and a flat, tripartite facade with a raised central portion, that resembles a number of other European and American synagogues with designs inspired by Vienna's Leopoldstädter Tempel, by architect Ludwig Förster.[3]

A major restoration project was launched in 2007.[4]

On 23 November 2013, in an antisemitic act, two swastikas were found sprayed on its walls.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ashkenazi Synagogue in Vercelli . Historic Synagogues of Europe . . n.d. . 19 August 2024 .
  2. Pugliese, Stanislao G., ed. (2002) The Most Ancient of Minorities: the Jews of Italy. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press ; p. 174
  3. Web site: March 5, 2009. Vercelli -- Synagogue under Restoration . Jewish Heritage Europe .
  4. Web site: Beni da salvare 8 - La sinagoga di Vercelli esempio tangibile dell’emancipazione ebraica . it . Moked.it .
  5. Web site: Vercelli, svastiche sul cimitero ebraico L'incursione è stata compiuta nella notte . it . L'UNIONE SARDA.it . 12 January 2013.