Synagogue in Alessandria
Object Detail
Building Date
1870
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction Dates
2022
Material/Technique
Construction Material
Brick
Summary and Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
The synagogue opened in 1871.
On December 13, 1943, the building was seriously damaged and all the interior furnishings were destroyed, with many precious objects, books, and manuscripts burnt in a public book burning.
The synagogue building reopened in 2022 after an extensive restoration that began in 1995.
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
3 (National)
Condition of Building Fabric
B (Fair)
Bibliography
Sacerdoti, Annie, Guide to Jewish Italy (Brooklyn, NY, 1989);
Yaakov Pinkerfeld, Batei-ha-kneset be-italiya mitkufat ha-renesans 'ad yameinu: perek be-toldot ha-adrikhalut ha-yehudit (Jerusalem, 1954), pp. 47-48;
Bezalel Narkiss, "The Heikhal, Bimah, and Teivah in Sephardi Synagogues," Jewish Art 18 (1992), pp. 30-47.
https://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2022/10/08/italy-synagogue-in-alessandria/
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography
Photograph Copyright
Center for Jewish Art
Photographer
Photograph Date
2008
Remarks
0 Coordinates: 44.914200, 8.613920