Synagogues from Banat and Arad

Discover the history and the beauty of the synagogues from Reșița, Caransebeș, Lugoj, Timișoara, and Arad.

The synagogue received the construction permit following emperor Franz Joseph's intervention.

In the view of the Orthodox Jews, the synagogue was supposed to be a relatively simple, austere edifice with few decorations, but with a strong symbolic message.

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Caransebeș „Beit El” Synagogue

Caransebeș

The relatively small but well-organized community invested enough so that the house of worship would represent it worthily.

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Cetate Synagogue

Timișoara

On its inauguration, the size and location of the synagogue proved the new status of the community, and its major contribution to the city.

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Fabric Synagogue

Timișoara

The architect responded with creative imagination to the demands of a community that wanted, in a modern spirit, a bright and friendly house of prayer.

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Iosefin Synagogue

Timișoara

For all the great holidays of the last thirty years, members of the Jewish community of Timișoara have been gathering here.

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Lugoj Neolog Synagogue

Lugoj

Instead of the monumentality observed in certain synagogues of the period, the atmosphere here resembles more that of a welcoming salon.

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Reșița Synagogue

Reșița

The relationship of the synagogue with the city's famous plant is complex. The factory produced the sophisticated metal elements that formed the structure of the building, a true rarity at the time.

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Demersul nostru

Poveștile sinagogilor aduce mai aproape istoricul și frumusețea a opt sinagogi din Banat și Crișana, mai precis din orașele Reșița, Caransebeș, Lugoj, Timișoara și Arad. Povestea acestora este completată de frânturi din viața comunităților evreiești care le-au construit și au contribuit la prosperitatea acestor orașe.

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