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Object Alone
Merarske Shul (Merarilor, Apple Merchants' Synagogue) in Iaşi
Object Detail

Building Date
1935

Synagogue active dates

Reconstruction Dates

Architect/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)

Community

Location
Romania | Moldavia | Iaşi
| Strada Elena Doamna

Style

Material/Technique

Construction Material
Brick

Summary and Remarks

Suggested Reconsdivuction

History/Provenance

Condition
Torah ark was transferred to the Yad Vashem Museum in Jerusalem

Present Usage
Abandoned

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
2 (Regional)

Condition of Building Fabric
B (Fair)

Bibliography
CJA; Efron’s photographs 1969: film 136, film 137; BT 19169, 1926 (from Zusia Efron); Rodov's photograph from exhibition in Iasi

Short Name
Full Name
Volume
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Biography

Photographer
Photograph Date
2009

Remarks

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