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 c. 1960. A memorial plaque is located at the site of the former synagogue, at Šebetićeva Street 5.[1]
| Karlovac Synagogue | |
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Croatian: Karlovačka sinagoga | |
 An undated image of the former synagogue | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism (former) |
| Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
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| Status | Destroyed |
| Location | |
| Location | Šebetićeva Street 5, Karlovac |
| Country | Croatia |
| Architecture | |
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| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | |
| Date established | 1852 (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1870 |
| Destroyed | c. 1960 |
| Direction of façade | East |
History
editThe 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
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References
edit- ^ "Memorial plaque at the site of the synagogue in Karlovac, Croatia, 2021". Center for Jewish Art. Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ "Židovska općina Karlovac" (in Croatian). CENDO - Istraživački i dokumentacijski centar. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- ^ "Sve hrvatske sinagoge" (in Croatian). Portal Hrvatskoga kulturnog vijeća. September 7, 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2013.