New Synagogue in Khust
Object Detail
Building Date
1900?
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction Dates
Architect/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Material/Technique
Construction Material
Brick
Summary and Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Condition
Present Usage
Synagogue
Present Usage Details
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
The synagogue was never closed by the Soviet authorities; its vaults are covered by impressive paintings.
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Interior painitings. Torah ark.
Urban significance
Significance Rating
4 (International)
Condition of Building Fabric
B (Fair)
Bibliography
Collection of photographs by Lajos Erdélyi (1929-2020), made in the 1970s, at the Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives (Milev), https://collections.milev.hu/items/show/38819.
Klein, Rudolf. Zsinagógák Magyarországon, 1782–1918: Fejlődéstörténet, tipológia és jelentőség (Budapest: TERC, 2011)
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography
Photograph Copyright
Journey into Jewish Heritage Project
Photographer
Photograph Date
2010
Remarks
0 Coordinates: 48.174500, 23.291388