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Agudas Achim Synagogue in Zürich
Object Detail

Building Date
1959-1960

Synagogue active dates

Reconstruction Dates

Architect/ Maker

Community
Ashkenazi | Orthodox
| Jüdische Gemeinde Agudas Achim (AAZürich)

Location
Switzerland | Zürich (Canton) | Zürich
| Erikastrasse 8 / Weststrasse 34

Style

Material/Technique

Construction Material
Brick

Summary and Remarks

We are grateful to Dr. Ron Epstein for supplying us with information about this building.


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

Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration

Urban significance

Significance Rating
2 (Regional)

Condition of Building Fabric
A (Good)

Bibliography
Guido Kleinberger, "Zürichs Synagogen im 20. Jahrhundert," Kunst + Architektur in der Schweiz 56: 2 (February 2005), pp. 41-48. https://www.unilu.ch/fakultaeten/ksf/institute/zentrum-religionsforschung/religionen-schweiz/forschung/kuppel-tempel-minarett/gebaeude/synagoge-agudas-achim/

Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography

Photographer
Photograph Date
2013

Remarks

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