Obj. ID: 31232
Jewish Architecture Synagogue in Apostag, Hungary
The synagogue is one of the most important and famous Hungarian synagogues. Erected in 1822, it was abandoned after the Holocaust and restored to its previous glory in 1987. The sail vaults of the prayer hall rest on the bimah- support structure of four Corinthian columns. The Torah ark – as many other arks in Hungary – features the image of Mount Sinai and the Tablets of the Law. Currently (2018) the structure houses a local cultural center. The women’s section houses a library furnished with elegant wooden closets, purposefully designed for this synagogue.
sub-set tree:
László Gerõ, Magyarországi zsinagógák (Budapest, 1989);
Anikó Gazda, Zsinagógák és Zsidó községek Magyarországon (Budapest, 1991);
Rivka and Ben-Zion Dorfman, Synagogues without Jews and the Communities that built and used them (Philadelphia, 2000), pp. 252-258 with ills & plan, p. 329;
Rudolf Klein, Zsinagógák Magyarországon, 1782–1918: Fejlődéstörténet, tipológia és jelentőség / Synagogues in Hungary, 1782–1918: Genealogy, Typology and Architectural Significance (Budapest: TERC, 2011), pp. 161-164, ills. 4.95-4.102;
http://synagogues.hu/zsinagoga/apostag
https://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2020/05/22/hungary-apostag/