Synagogue (Liptovský Mikuláš)
The synagogue in Liptovský Mikuláš , a Slovak town in the Liptovský Mikuláš district , was built between 1842 and 1846. The derelict synagogue is a protected cultural monument .
history
The first synagogue in Liptovský Mikuláš was built in 1731. In the years 1842 to 1846 a successor building was built. Twice, in 1878 and 1906, the building was damaged by fire and then rebuilt. Changes to the architectural style were made in each case. During the Second World War, a large part of the Jewish population was deported to the Majdanek and Auschwitz camps, where they were murdered.
After the war, around 350 Jews returned to the city and formed a small religious community that lasted until the 1980s. The synagogue served its purpose until the mid-1950s, when it was abandoned and converted into a department store. The structure was restored in the 1990s. The synagogue building now houses an exhibition on the region's Jewish history; sometimes it also serves as a venue for cultural events.
architecture
The (second) reconstruction from 1906 was supervised by the well-known Hungarian architect Lipót Baumhorn . The building now in existence is a successful mixture of neoclassicism and art nouveau . Inside, a central dome is supported by four pillars that also support the women's gallery.
The bima has moved in the direction of the Torah shrine , as is common in the synagogues of Reform Judaism . Both form a unit.
See also
Source
- ↑ [1] history. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ↑ Maroš Borský: Synagogue Architecture in Slovakia Towards Creating a Memorial Landscape of Lost Community Dissertation at the University for Jewish Studies Heidelberg 2005, p. 157. Accessed on February 24, 2020
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Coordinates: 49 ° 5 ′ 4.5 ″ N , 19 ° 36 ′ 40.2 ″ E