Virtual walk in the synagogues

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Kisvárda syanagogue – virtual tour

Welcome to the synagogue in Kisvárda! The first Jewish religious community was founded in Kisvárda, which currently has around 16-17 thousand inhabitants, in 1796....

Albertirsa Synagogue – virtual tour

The Synagogue in Albertirsa (Pest county) is the city’s oldest listed building: it was built between 1807-1809 in the classicizing, late Baroque style. In...

Baja Synagogue – virtual tour

Welcome to the former synagogue in Baja, the Endre Ady City Library! This is one of the most beautiful listed buildings in Baja, built...

Karcag Synagogue – virtual tour

Karcag is the most populous settlement of the Nagykunság region, with almost 20,000 enthusiasts, in the county of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok. Jews have been living here...

The 200 years old Kővágóörs synagogue – a virtual tour

The village of Kővágóörs, which currently has about 700 inhabitants, is located in the county of Veszprém, a few kilometers north of Lake Balaton....

Bet Salom Synagogue, Budapest – a virtual tour

The Lágymányos (also known as Bet Sálom) synagogue has been operating in the 11th district of Budapest since 1949, in Károli Gáspár Square, where...

The Synagogue in Komarom/Komarno – a virtual walk

The Komarom Menház was funded by Kalman Fried, chairman of the Charitable Association. The building was inaugurated on 11 October, 1896. As the local...

The Orthodox Synagogue of Makó, Hungary – a virtual walk

In Hungary, only a few Orthodox synagogues remain. One is the Makó synagogue, built in Romantic style, the second largest of the Orthodox synagogues...

The Heroes’s Temple, Budapest, Hungary – a virtual walk

The history of the Heroes’ Temple is intertwined with that of Europe’s largest synagogue, and the extensive building complex behind it. The area next...

The New Synagogue in Szeged, Hungary – a virtual walk

The New Synagogue is a jewel in the rich architectural heritage of Szeged. It was designed, in Secessionist style, by the renowned Hungarian synagogue...

The Old Synagogue of Sopron, Hungary – a virtual walk

We know of many medieval European synagogues, but many of them have been destroyed or remodelled. So the medieval Old Synagogue of Sopron, with...

The Neolog Synagogue of Nagykanizsa, Hungary – a virtual walk

Its favourable geographical location and significance as a trade centre made Nagykanizsa attractive to the Hungarian Jewry. The growing Jewish community built a synagogue...

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Jewish Theological Seminary – University of Jewish Studies, Hungary

Opened in 1877 as the rabbinical seminary (Landesrabbinerschule, or Jewish Theological Seminary) of the neolog (positive-historical) movement in Hungary, it is among the oldest institutions in the wor...

Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives

The Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives (HJMA) collects, processes scientifically, makes researchable, carefully preserves and nurtures, and - for the sake of individual and community culture - makes...

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