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Synagogues

Synagogues, Jewish communities' places of worship, have been found across Europe for millennia. This gallery of photographs, postcards and drawings of synagogues - many of which are sadly no longer present - illustrate the rich religious and architectural heritage of Europe.

Images of Old Cluj

Sinagoga neologă, latura estică. (strada Horea). Construită, în stil maur, între 1886 şi 1887, după planurile inginerului feroviar clujean Hegner Isidor.

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University of Bologna
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Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Art Studies

View to the west

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Bialska Digital Library
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National Library of France

Part of the documentary ensemble: BNUStr003; Part of the documentary ensemble: BNUStras1

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Šiauliai Aušros Museum

Sunaikinta sinagoga Varpo gatvėje, Šiauliuose. Galinio ir šoninio fasado vaizdas iš gatvės pusės. Pokariu pastatas nebuvo atstatytas. Žmonių tarpe sinagoga dažnai buvo vadinama „Baltąja gulbe“

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East Bohemian Museum in Pardubice

Theme whole: Staré Pardubice Lokály: Pardubice - a monument to the cousins of Veverková By J. Pírka Time Period: 1900 Inventory No.: F1-303

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Slovak national gallery
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Digital Library of the Warsaw University
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Digital Library of the Warsaw University

The author of the photo based on the book M. and K. Piechotków “Gates of Heaven. Wooden synagogues”; photo black and white

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The Royal Library: The National Library of Denmark and Copenhagen University Library
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University of Bologna
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Balaton Museum - Keszthely

Szeged, synagogue

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The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
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Ghent University Library

[arch. De Keyzer]

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Csorba Győző Library - Pécs

Synagogue of Pécs.; The Local History Collection of Csorba Győző Library has been collecting photos and postcards related to Baranya County since January 1966. According to the data updated on 1st February 2016, the collection consists of 11,565 copies. A…

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Austrian National Library

Synagogue (Moorish). Shooting at an angle from the right (from the southeast).

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Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History

Kelmės rajono Šaukėnų medinė sinagoga. Fotografijos atspaudas iš apversto negatyvo. Pagal Vaclavo Kavaliausko prisiminimus 1941m. birželio mėn. į |Šaukėnų sinagogą buvo suvaryti Kelmės ir Šaukėnų miestelių žydai. Dalis žmonių buvo išvežti į Žagarę, kiti -…

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National and University Library in Zagreb

Razglednica nije putovala.

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Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Jena

Until its destruction in 1938, the Great Synagogue of Erfurt was the center of a large Jewish community in that city. With its Arabic elements, the temple’s neo-Moorish style radiated an aura of self-confidence. Visible far and wide, the dome with a tower…

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Jüdische Gemeinde Wiesbaden

The Old Synagogue in Wiesbaden was the largest synagogue in the city. It was built in the years 1863-69 (architect Philipp Hoffmann, 1806-1889) and was set on fire and destroyed on November 10, 1938 during the Reichspogromnacht. The synagogue was located …

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