Grain Merchants' Synagogue in Bacău
Object Detail
Building Date
1899
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction Dates
1926-1928
Architect/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Material/Technique
Construction Material
Brick
Summary and Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
The Grain Merchants' Synagogue (Cerealiştilor), is the only surviving building out of 22 synagogues that existed in the town before WWII. The synagogue was built in 1899 and renovated after a fire in 1924.
The synagogue is surrounded by modern buildings ( Erou Rusu 31). The building has been used as a museum since 1991.
The synagogue was rededicated in November 2024 [Jewish Heritage Europe]
Condition
Present Usage
Synagogue
Present Usage Details
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Wall paintings
Urban significance
Significance Rating
3 (National)
Condition of Building Fabric
B (Fair)
Bibliography
Jewish Heritage Europe, https://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2024/11/27/romania-update-bacau/.
Streja, Aristide and Lucian Schwarz, Synagogues of Romania ([Bucharest]: Hasefer Publishing House, 1997), pp. 84-85.
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography
Photograph Copyright
Center for Jewish Art
Photographer
Photograph Date
2009
Remarks
0 Coordinates: 46.574780, 26.915104