The whole block from a rooftop
1909–1920Synagogue
Ujvidek (Serbian: Novi Sad) is the administrative seat of Vojvodina and administrative center of the South Backa District in Serbia. The photograph is taken from a rooftop opposite: the domed synagogue stands between its two flanking wings, with young trees along the street below.
About this place
The synagogue on Jevrejska street was built in 1905-1909 to a design by the Budapest architect Lipót Baumhorn, in Hungarian Secession style, with room for 900 worshippers; synagogues had stood on the same site since 1749. During the Second World War occupation, Jews of Novi Sad were imprisoned in the building before deportation to Nazi death camps; of the more than 4,000 Jews living in the city before the war, roughly 1,000 survived. The building served as a synagogue until about 1966 and since 2012 has been used as a cultural venue for concerts and Jewish holiday celebrations. It was designated a Cultural Monument of Exceptional Importance in 1983.
- Date
- 1909–1920
- Coordinates
- 45.25306, 19.84083
- Source
- Public online source
- Licence
- Public domain (historical photograph)
- Size
- 1650 × 990 px
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