Slavonski Brod Synagogue

The Slavonski Brod Synagogue (Croatian: Brodska sinagogaa) was a synagogue of the Jewish Community Slavonski Brod.

Slavonski Brod Synagogue
Croatian: Brodska sinagogaa
An undated image of the destroyed synagogue
Religion
AffiliationJudaism (former)
RiteNusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue (1896–c. 1941)
StatusDestroyed
Location
LocationPetra Kresimira IV Street 8, Slavonski Brod
CountryCroatia
Slavonski Brod Synagogue is located in Croatia
Slavonski Brod Synagogue
Location of the destroyed synagogue in Croatia
Geographic coordinates45°09′20″N 18°00′45″E / 45.155426°N 18.012630°E / 45.155426; 18.012630
Architecture
Architect(s)Hönigsberg & Deutsch
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleNeo-Mudéjar
Completed1896
Destroyed1944
Dome(s)Two
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History

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Jakob Kohn, the president of the Jewish Community Slavonski Brod, directed the construction of the Slavonski Brod Synagogue, completed in 1896, as designed in the Neo-Mudéjar style by Hönigsberg & Deutsch. At the time, the Jewish Community Slavonski Brod counted over 110 members.

The synagogue was burned by Nazis in 1941, and its remains were bombed by allied forces during the bombing of Slavonski Brod in 1944. The congregation's rabbi, Leib Weissberg, was killed with his family at the Jasenovac concentration camp in 1942.

On November 3, 1994, a memorial plaque was unveiled to commemorate the site of the former synagogue.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Špicer, Lavoslav (Author and current president of the Jewish Community Slavonski Brod) (2013). Slavonski Brod Sinagoga [Slavonski Brod Synagogue] (in Croatian). Youtube. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  2. ^ "Synagogue in Slavonski Brod, Croatia". Center for Jewish Art: Historic synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved May 19, 2024.