Zenica Synagogue
| Zenica Synagogue | |
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Bosnian: Sinagoga u Zenici | |
 The former synagogue, now museum, in 2006 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism (former) |
| Rite | Nusach Sefard |
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| Location | |
| Location | Jevrejska bb 1, Zenica Zenica-Doboj Canton |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
  Location of the former synagogue in Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Geographic coordinates | 44°11′58″N 17°54′34″E / 44.19944°N 17.90944°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | Moorish Revival |
| Date established | c. 1750 |
| Completed | 1907 |
| Official name | Zgrada nekadašnje Sinagoge, historijski spomenik |
| Type | Category II cultural property |
| Designated | 6 February 2013 (decision No. 06.1-02.3-53/13-6) |
| Reference no. | 701 |
| List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
The Zenica Synagogue (Bosnian: Sinagoga u Zenici) is a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue that existed in the town of Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina between the years of 1903 and 1941. Since 1968, the building has been used as a Jewish history museum and was listed as a national monument in 2013.[1][2]
History[edit]
The history of the Jews in Bosnia and Herzegovina dates from the Expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492. While Jews did not settle in Zenica until 1750, most of these early settlers were Sephardic Jews; who were joined in 1878 by Ashkenazi Jews from Austria-Hungary. By 1885, the community had built a synagogue next to the local bazaar and a Jewish cemetery outside of the city. The current synagogue building was built between 1904 and 1907. In 1910 the Jewish community in Zenica was 297, with about 200 living in the city on the eve of the Invasion of Yugoslavia.
185 members of the Zenica Jewish community were killed in the Holocaust,[3] and those who returned to their homes after the war were unable to rebuild the demolished synagogue building themselves, so the building took on other roles. Zenica Ironworks used the building to house their printing house, and in the 1960s the building housed a furniture store. In 1968 the Jewish Community of Yugoslavia reached an agreement with the city to turn the building into a local museum.[2]
Description[edit]
The building of the Zenica Synagogue was based on Neo-Moorish Architecture and measured 10.2x18.5 m.[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Historijski spomenik - zgrada nekadašnje Sinagoge u Zenici" (PDF). Povjerenstvo za očuvanje nacionalnih spomenika (in Bosnian). Bosna i Hercegovina Komisija. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Zenica City Museum". Euromuse. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Locker, Zvi (1988). Pinkas haKehilot. Jerusalem: Yad Vashem. p. 157.
External links[edit]
Media related to Zenica Synagogue at Wikimedia Commons
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