The dome above the neighbouring roofs
1909–1918Synagogue
Postcard captioned in three languages as Ujvidek, Novi Sad and Neusatz. The domed synagogue rises above the surrounding roofs and garden trees, with its flanking towers and a smaller spire to the left. The view is taken from a distance, the dome and its flanking towers rising clear above the neighbouring roofs and garden trees.
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.
On the card
Ujvidek / Novi Sad / Neusatz
- Date
- 1909–1918
- Coordinates
- 45.25306, 19.84083
- Source
- Public online source
- Licence
- Public domain (historical photograph)
- Size
- 1687 × 1116 px
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