Cluj-Napoca Neolog Synagogue Explained

Neolog Synagogue in Cluj-Napoca
Native Name:ro|Sinagoga Neologă din Cluj-Napoca
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Religious Affiliation:Neolog Judaism
Rite:Nusach Ashkenaz
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Functional Status:Active
Location:21 Horea Street, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Transylvania
Country:Romania
Map Type:Romania Cluj
Map Size:250
Map Relief:1
Architect:Izidor Hegner
Architecture Style:Moorish Revival
Groundbreaking:1886
Year Completed:1887
Date Demolished:Partially in 1927, 1944
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Dome Quantity:Four
Materials:Brick
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The Neolog Synagogue in Cluj-Napoca (ro|Sinagoga Neologă din Cluj-Napoca); also known as the Temple of the Deportees (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Templul Memorial al Deportaţilor; hu|Kolozsvári Neológ Zsinagóga, Emléktemplom), dedicated to the memory of those deported who were victims of the Holocaust; or more simply, the Neolog Synagogue (ro|Sinagoga Neologă), is a Neolog Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 21 Horea Street, in the city of Cluj-Napoca, in Cluj County, in Transylvania, Romania.

Designed by Izidor Hegner in the Moorish Revival style, the synagogue was completed in 1887.[1]

History

Located on Horea Street, it was built based on the plans of Izidor Hegner, an engineer, between 1886 and 1887. Seriously affected after attacks by the Iron Guard on September 13, 1927, it was soon rebuilt by the Romanian government.[2]

In the period following the Second Vienna Award, when Northern Transylvania was returned to Hungary, it witnessed the Jews' deportation to Nazi extermination camps, Auschwitz-Birkenau, and was damaged by the bombardments of the neighbouring railway station, on June 2, 1944. In 1951 it was again restored, and the synagogue rededicated in memory of the lives of the Jews who were deported during the Holocaust.

In 2018, further restoration of the synagogue commenced including the development of a Jewish social cultural center.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Neolog Synagogue in Cluj-Napoca . Historic Synagogues of Europe . . n.d. . 29 August 2024 .
  2. Web site: Gyémánt, Ladislau . Cluj . The YIVO Jewish Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe . . 2010 . 31 August 2024 .
  3. Web site: Romania: the Moorish-style Memorial Synagogue in Cluj (Kolozsvár) is under restoration; a Jewish social & cultural center is also to be developed . Jewish Heritage Europe . 30 October 2018 . 31 August 2024 .