Synagogue in Rákoshegy, Budapest
Object Detail
Building Date
1924
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction Dates
1993-1997 remodeled as a Baptist church
Architect/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Style
Unknown|
Material/Technique
Construction Material
Brick
Summary and Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
After WWII, the former synagogue was owned by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. In 1993 it was sold to the Baptist Union of Hungary, refurbished, and from 1997 on it serves as the prayer house of the Rákoshegy Baptist community.
Condition
Present Usage
Church
Present Usage Details
Baptist
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
2 (Regional)
Condition of Building Fabric
B (Fair)
Bibliography
https://www.darabanth.com/hu/gyorsarveres/275/kategoriak~Kepeslapok/Tortenelmi_Magyarorszag__400009/1924_Budapest_XVII_Rakoshegy_Zsinagoga_Sugar_Foto_Szalon_photo_II1407458/
https://www.photoblog.com/utazo/2015/09/17/old-synagogue-budapest-xvii-rakoshegy-az-egykori-zsinagoga-ma-babtipsta-imahaz-podmaniczky-zsuzsanna-paraj-utca-6-20150915-kedd/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/i_csuhai/5043485559/in/photostream/
Salinger, Gerhard. Journeys in Hungary: Jewish Communities of the Past and Present. New York: By the author, 2006.
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography
Photograph Copyright
Michele Migliori
Photographer
Photograph Date
2020
Remarks
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