Synagogue in the Ghetto in Biella
Object Detail
Building Date
18th century
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction Dates
2009
Architect/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Style
Unknown|
Material/Technique
Construction Material
Brick
Summary and Remarks
1. The Holy Ark dates from around 1780.
2. Synagogue is not in use for many years.
3. Restored in 2009.
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Condition
Present Usage
Abandoned
Present Usage Details
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Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
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Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
2 (Regional)
Condition of Building Fabric
B (Fair)
Bibliography
Shalom Sabar, "Synagogue Interior Decoration and the Halakhah", in: Rivka and Ben-Zion Dorfman, Synagogues without Jews and the Communities that built and used them (Philadelphia, 2000), pp. 308-317., ill. on p. 314
http://www.visitjewishitaly.it/en/listing/synagogue-of-biella/
Sacerdoti, Annie. The Guide to Jewish Italy, photographs by Alberto Jona Falco (Venice, 2008)
Sacerdoti, Annie. The Guide to Jewish Italy, photographs by Alberto Jona Falco (Venice, 2008)
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