Klaus Synagogue (Prešov)
The Klaus Synagogue in Prešov , a Slovak town in the Prešov district , was built in 1934/35. The secular synagogue at 32 Okružná Street is a protected cultural monument .
The synagogue building was built according to plans by the architect Leopold Šafran and served the Hasidic community with its Sephardic liturgy as a place of worship.
The building is rented as an office by the Jewish community.
See also
Web links
Commons : Klaus Synagogue (Prešov) - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Maroš Borský: Synagogue Architecture in Slovakia Towards Creating a Memorial Landscape of Lost Community. Dissertation at the University for Jewish Studies Heidelberg 2005, p. 177 (English); in: uni-heidelberg.de, accessed on December 11, 2015 (PDF; 899 kB)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Maroš Borský: Synagogue Architecture in Slovakia Towards Creating a Memorial Landscape of Lost Community. Heidelberg 2005, p. 177.
Coordinates: 48 ° 59 ′ 59.3 " N , 21 ° 14 ′ 13.1" E