Neolog Synagogue in Kecskemét
Object Detail
Building Date
1864-1871
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction Dates
1911 (by Baumhorn); 1974 (by Kerényi and Udvardi)
Architect/ Maker
Zitterbarth, Janos (architect)
Baumhorn, Lippòt (architect, 1860-1932)
Kerényi, József (architect)
Udvardi, Lajos (architect) (Unknown)
Baumhorn, Lippòt (architect, 1860-1932)
Kerényi, József (architect)
Udvardi, Lajos (architect) (Unknown)
Style
Unknown|
Material/Technique
Construction Material
Brick
Summary and Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Built in 1864-1871. Damaged in the earthquake of 1911 and restored by Baumhorn. Bought by the city in 1966 and turned into a house of technology in 1974.Interior completely reconstructed.
Condition
Present Usage
House of Culture
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
B (Fair)
Bibliography
http://synagogues.hu/zsinagoga/kecskemet
Gerõ, László, Magyarországi zsinagógák (Budapest, 1989), p. 82-87;
Gazda, Anikó, 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)., 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), ills. 268-274;
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography
Photograph Copyright
Center for Jewish Art
Photographer
Photograph Date
2018
Remarks
0 Coordinates: 46.909042, 19.694447