Novi Sad Synagogue

Former Neolog synagogue in Novi Sad, Serbia

Novi Sad Synagogue

Serbian: Новосадска синагога, Novosadska sinagoga

The former synagogue, now cultural center,
from the north-east, in 2014

Religion
Affiliation| Neolog Judaism (former)
Rite| Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organizational status|

* Synagogue (1909-c. 1966)
* Cultural center (since 2012)

Year consecrated| 1905, 1945
Status|

* Closed (as a synagogue);
* Repurposed

Location
Location| 11 Jevrejska (Jewish) Street, Novi Sad, Vojvodina
Country| Serbia

Location of the former synagogue in Serbia

Geographic coordinates| 45°15′11″N 19°50′27″E﻿ / ﻿45.25306°N 19.84083°E﻿ / 45.25306; 19.84083
Architecture
Architect(s)| Lipót Baumhorn
Type| Synagogue architecture
Style|

* Hungarian Secession
* Hungarian Art Nouveau

Date established| c. 1717
Completed| 1909
Specifications
Capacity| 900 worshipers
Length| 52 m (171 ft)
Width| 25 m (82 ft)
Height (max)| 40 m (130 ft)
Dome(s)| One
Dome height (outer)| 40 m (130 ft)
Dome dia. (outer)| 12 m (39 ft)
Spire(s)| Two
Spire height| 27 m (89 ft)
Materials| Brick

Cultural Heritage of Serbia

Type| Cultural Monument of Exceptional Importance
Designated| 1983
Reference no.| ПКИЦ 45
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The Novi Sad Synagogue (Serbian: Новосадска синагога, Novosadska sinagoga) is a former Neolog Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Jevrejska (Jewish) Street, in the city center of Novi Sad, in the province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Completed in 1909, the building was used as a synagogue until c. 1966; and subsequently used as cultural center since 2012. During its use, with a capacity of 900 worshipers, the synagogue was one of the largest synagogues in Central Europe.[2]

The Novi Sad Synagogue was added to Spatial Cultural-Historical Units of Great Importance list in 1991, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia.

## History

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On the site of the contemporary former synagogue, from 1749 until 1906, there were four synagogues. As the Jewish community developed, it tended to build new synagogues on the site of the former synagogue. The fourth was an exception. It was built in 1826 and ruined during the Riot bombing in 1849. The first synagogue was not on the site of the current edifice, but at the Kralja Aleksandra Street, dated from earlier than 1717.[3]

The former synagogue became a major project for the entire Jewish community of Novi Sad, on which construction began in 1905 and was completed in 1909. Projected by Hungarian architect Lipót Baumhorn, it was part of a bigger complex of buildings that included, on both sides of the synagogue, two edifices decorated in a similar pattern; one building served as the Jewish school and other as offices of the Jewish community, including a mikvah, slaughterhouse, school, retirement home, and an orphanage.[2]

Designed in the eclectic Hungarian Secession and Hungarian Art Nouveau styles, the building combines medieval elements with those borrowed from Hungarian folk culture. The three-aisled main sanctuary space is topped by a 40-metre (130 ft) high Renaissance-inspired dome with stained glass in its cupola. Two fanciful towers flank the grandiose entrance façade, which features a large rose window under an arch.[4]

More than 4,000 Jews lived in Novi Sad before the Second World War, out of a total population of 80,000. Approximately 1,000 Jews from Novi Sad survived the Holocaust that followed the German invasion of Yugoslavia in 1941 and the annexation of Bačka region by Hungary.[5]

In the 1940s Jews from Novi Sad were imprisoned in the synagogue before their deportation to Nazi death camps. The building was also used as a storehouse for furniture and other possessions left behind by the city's Jews. After the war, the building was reused as a synagogue until c. 1966.[6]

After WWII and following the Yugoslav Wars from 1991 to 2001, many Jews moved to Israel or countries that offer more economic opportunity.[7] The synagogue was partially renovated in the early 1990s.[clarification needed] Since 2012, the former synagogue has been used for concerts and performances, as well as for the celebration of major Jewish holidays. As of September 2023[update], an estimated 640 Jews were living in Novi Sad and the former synagogue was in need of significant repairs.[7]

## Gallery

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* Former synagogue from Petra Drapština Street

* Former synagogue from Jewish Street

* Former ballet school (moved in 2021)

* Jewish community building

* Former synagogue entrance gateway

* Dome of the former synagogue

* Right main entrance

* Central main entrance

* Entrance details of the former synagogue

* The interior view of the former synagogue - Aron hakodesh

* Central stained glass window

## See also

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* Judaism portal
* Serbia portal

* History of the Jews in Serbia
* Spatial Cultural-Historical Units of Great Importance
* Religious architecture in Novi Sad
* Tourism in Serbia

## References

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### Citations

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1. ^ "Sećanje na Jevrejski Novi Sad". archivum.arhivvojvodine.org.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved November 25, 2023.
2. ^ a b "Serbia: Novi Sad". The Cultural Guide to Jewish Europe. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
3. ^ "Novi Sad Synagogue". Nova Sad Tourism. Tourist Organisation of the City of Novi Sad. 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
4. ^ "Serbia: Heritage & Heritage Sites". Jewish Heritage Europe. Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe. n.d. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
5. ^ "Novi Sad, Serbia". Jewish Virtual Library. The Gale Group. 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
6. ^ "Synagogue in Novi Sad, Serbia". Center for Jewish Art. Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
7. ^ a b Luxner, Larry (September 18, 2023). "After barely surviving the Holocaust, one Serbian Jewish community faces extinction". The Times of Israel. Retrieved May 25, 2024.

### Sources

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* Magyar Zsidó Lexikon (in Serbian). S.V. Ujvidék. 1929.
* Radó, I.; Major, J. (1930). A noviszádi zsidók története (in Serbian).
* Radó, I.; Major, J. (1930). Istorija novoasadskih Jevreja (in Serbian) (enlarged, Tel Aviv, 1972 ed.).
* "Chapter 5". Zločini fašističkih okupatora i njihovih pomagača protiv Jevreja u Jugoslaviji (in Serbian) (19572 with Eng. text ed.). 1952. pp. 1–43.1-43&rft.edition=19572+with+Eng.+text&rft.date=1952&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Novi+Sad+Synagogue" class="Z3988">
* Buzási, J. (1963). Az ujvidéki "razzia" (in Serbian).
* Šosberger, P. (1988). Novosadski Jevreji (in Serbian).
* Loker, Z., ed. (1994). Yehudei Vojvodina be-Et he-Ḥadashah (in Serbian) (with Eng. summary ed.).
* Jevreji Vojvodine (in Serbian) (idem ed.). 2001.
* Slaviša Grujić; Dejan Petrović (2023). Priča o novosadskim Jevrejima (Hard cover) (in Serbian). Novi Sad: Akademska knjiga. ISBN 978-86-6263-471-9.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Novi Sad Synagogue.

* "The Synagogue of Novi Sad, Serbia". The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot.

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