Obj. ID: 52341
Memorials Memorial Plaque at the site of the Beit Israel Synagogue in Belgrade, Serbia
To the main object: Beit Israel Synagogue in Beograd (Belgrade), Serbia
Name of Monument
Plaque at Site of Destroyed Beth Israel Synagogue
What/Who is commemorated?
Beth Israel Synagogue destroyed in 1944
Description
A metal (tin or zinc?) rectangular plaque with inscriptions in Hebrew and Serbian is affixed to the wall to the right of the entrance to the present-day Gallery of Frescos (Галерија фресака / Galerija fresaka)
Inscriptions
Hebrew:
בכאן במקום זה היה בית-כנסת
"בית ישראל"
אשר נבנה בשנת תרס''ח לפ''ק [לפי פרט קטן]
ושרפוה הפלישים הפאשיסטיים
בשנת תש''ד לפ''ק [לפי פרט קטן]
Translation: In the place was the Beit Israel Synagogue, built in the year 5668 [=1908] and burned by the fascist invaders in 5704 ]=1944].
Serbian:
На овом месту
је била јеврејска синагога
''бет израел'' изграђена 1908
спалили су је фашистички окупатори
1944 године
Translation: In the place was the Beit Israel Synagogue, built in the year 1908 and burned by the fascist occupiers in 1944.
Commissioned by
Federation of Jewish Communities of Yugoslavia
15 image(s)
sub-set tree:
Belgrade’s Sephardi Beth Israel Synagogue (El Kal Vež Synagogue) was designed by Milan Kapetanovic and built in 1908 with architect V. Azriel supervising the construction. The Moorish style building was destroyed by the Germans in World War II, but published accounts differ. It was seemingly damaged and burned during the German bombardment of Belgrade in 1941, and the ruins where torn down later. A modern building to house the Gallery of Frescos of the National Museum was built in the post-war period.
Sefardski Beograd / Belgrado Sefardi / Sephardic Belgrade, Free Map and Guide (Belgrade: Instituto Cervantes, 2022)