List of synagogues in Serbia
This list of synagogues in Serbia contains active, otherwise used and destroyed synagogues in Serbia. The list of Serbian synagogues is not necessarily complete, as only a negligible number of sources testify to the existence of some synagogues.
Belgrade
[edit]Belgrade is the capital city of Serbia.
Name | Built | Destroyed | Remarks | Picture |
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Beth Israel Synagogue | 1905–1908 | 1941 | Other name: Belgrade Sephardi Synagogue, El Kal Vež Synagogue. It was destroyed by a blast in 1941 and demolished after the war. | ![]() |
Belgrade Synagogue | 1924–1925 | stand | Other name: Belgrade Ashkenazi Synagogue | ![]() |
El Kal Synagogue | c. 17th century | 1941 | Other name: The old synagogue on Dorcol. It was destroyed by a blast in 1941 and demolished after the war. | |
El Kal Nuevo Synagogue | before 1886 | 1910s | Other name: New synagogue. It was demolished during the First World War. | |
Zemun Synagogue | 1850 | stand | Not to be confused with Zemun Synagogue. | ![]() |
Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
[edit]North Bačka District
[edit]Location | Name | Built | Destroyed | Remarks | Picture |
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Bačka Topola | Bačka Topola Synagogue | after 1945 | Destroyed building. | ||
Bajmok | Bajmok Synagogue | 1896 | 1955 | Destroyed building. | [1] |
Bajša | Bajša Synagogue | after 1945 | Destroyed building. | ||
Feketić | Feketić Synagogue | 1900 | 1948 | Destroyed building. | |
Mali Iđoš | Mali Iđoš Synagogue | after 1945 | Destroyed building. | ||
Pačir | Pačir Synagogue | 1850 | 1948 | Destroyed building. | |
Subotica | Subotica Synagogue | 1901–1903 | stand | It is the second largest synagogue in Europe. The huge Art Nouveau-style building was threatened with collapse, making it one of the ten most endangered synagogues in the world. It was renovated between 2014 and 2018. | ![]() |
North Banat District
[edit]Location | Name | Built | Destroyed | Remarks | Picture |
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Ada | Ada Synagogue | 1896 | 1973 | Destroyed building. | ![]() |
Banatsko Aranđelovo | Banatsko Aranđelovo Synagogue | 1880 | 1948 | Destroyed building. | [2] |
Čoka | Čoka Synagogue | 1900 | 1941 | Destroyed building. | |
Horgoš | Horgoš Synagogue | 1910 | 1948 | Destroyed building. | |
Kanjiza | Kanjiza Synagogue | 1861 | 1948 | Destroyed building. | |
Kikinda | Kikinda Synagogue | 1878–1880 | 1953 | Destroyed building. | |
Martonoš | Martonoš Synagogue | 1880 | 1949 | Destroyed building. | |
Mokrin | Mokrin Synagogue | 1876 | 1941 | Destroyed building. | |
Mol | Mol Synagogue | 1892 | 1960 | Destroyed building. | [3] |
Novi Knezevac | Novi Knezevac Synagogue | 1910 | after 1948 | Destroyed building. | [4] |
Padej | Padej Synagogue | 1880 | 1947 | Destroyed building. | |
Senta | Senta Synagogue | 1873–1874 | after 1950 | Destroyed building. | [5] |
Senta | Senta Little Synagogue | 1928[1] | stand | Destroyed building. | [6] |
Stara Moravica | Stara Moravica Synagogue | after 1945 | Destroyed building. |
South Bačka District
[edit]Location | Name | Built | Destroyed | Remarks | Picture |
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Bač, Serbia | Bač Synagogue | 1750 | 1980 | Destroyed building. | |
Backa Palanka | Backa Palanka Synagogue | 1807 | 1956 | Destroyed building. | |
Backi Petrovac | Backi Petrovac Synagogue | 1905 | 1962 | Destroyed building. | [7] |
Bačko Petrovo Selo | Bačko Petrovo Selo Old Synagogue | 1854 | 1950 | Destroyed building. | |
Bačko Petrovo Selo | Bačko Petrovo Selo New Synagogue | 1905 | 1951 | Destroyed building. | |
Bačko Gradište | Bačko Gradište Synagogue | 1890 | 1955 | Destroyed building. | [8] |
Čurug | Čurug Synagogue | 1880 | 1950 | Destroyed building. | |
Đurđevo | Đurđevo Synagogue | 1900 | 1948 | Destroyed building. | |
Gospođinci | Gospođinci Synagogue | 1900 | 1948 | Destroyed building. | |
Kisač | Kisač Synagogue | after 1945 | Destroyed building. | ||
Kovilj | Kovilj Synagogue | after 1945 | Destroyed building. | ||
Kucura | Kucura Synagogue | 1920 | after 1945 | Destroyed building. | [9] |
Novi Sad | Novi Sad Old Synagogue | 1826 | [10] | ||
Novi Sad | Novi Sad Synagogue | 1906–1909 | stand | ![]() | |
Pivnice | Pivnice Synagogue | 1900 | 1944 | Destroyed building. | |
Sajkas | Sajkas Synagogue | [11] | |||
Selenča | Selenča Synagogue | after 1945 | Destroyed building. | ||
Silbaš | Silbaš Synagogue | 1900 | 1948 | Destroyed building. | |
Stari Becej | Stari Becej Synagogue | 1883 | 1962 | Destroyed building. | [12] |
Temerin | Temerin Synagogue | 1878 | 1947 | Destroyed building. | |
Titel | Titel Synagogue | 1900 | 1950 | Destroyed building. | |
Tovariševo | Tovariševo Synagogue | 1900 | 1948 | Destroyed building. | |
Vrbas | Vrbas Synagogue | 1914 | 1948 | Destroyed building. | ![]() |
Žabalj | Žabalj Synagogue | after 1945 | Destroyed building. | ||
Zmajevo | Zmajevo Synagogue | after 1945 | Destroyed building. |
South Banat District
[edit]Location | Name | Built | Destroyed | Remarks | Picture |
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Bela Crkva | Bela Crkva Synagogue | 1898 | 1950 | Destroyed building. | [13] |
Debeljača | Debeljača Synagogue | 1895 | 1941 | Destroyed building. | |
Kovacica | Kovacica Synagogue | [14] | |||
Pančevo | Pančevo Synagogue | 1907–1909 | 1954 | During Tito's rule of Yugoslavia, like many other synagogues, it was not considered important to preserve religious relics, and the significant building was demolished in 1954. Today, only a few old photographs testify to its existence. | ![]() |
Srbobran | Srbobran Synagogue | 1900 | 1956 | Destroyed building. | |
Vrsac | Vrsac Synagogue | 1828 | 1966 | Destroyed building. |
West Bačka District
[edit]Location | Name | Built | Destroyed | Remarks | Picture |
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Apatin | Apatin Synagogue | after 1945 | Destroyed building. | ||
Bački Brestovac | Bački Brestovac Synagogue | after 1945 | Destroyed building. | ||
Bezdan | Bezdan Synagogue | 1807 | 1948 | Destroyed building. | |
Čonoplja | Čonoplja Synagogue | 1763 | 1948 | Destroyed building. | |
Crvenka | Crvenka Synagogue | 1948 | Destroyed building. | ||
Kula | Kula Synagogue | 1861 | 1948 | Destroyed building. | |
Prigrevica | Prigrevica Synagogue | 1880 | c. 1948 | Destroyed building. | |
Ratkovo | Ratkovo Synagogue | 1870 | 1948 | Destroyed building. | |
Riđica | Riđica Synagogue | 1900 | 1948 | Destroyed building. | |
Sivac | Sivac Synagogue | 1878 | 1948 | Destroyed building. | |
Sombor | Sombor Neolog Synagogue | 1865 | stand | [15] | |
Sombor | Sombor Orthodox Synagogue | 1925 | |||
Sonta | Sonta Synagogue | 1900 | 1948 | Destroyed building. | |
Stanišić | Stanišić Synagogue | 1870 | 1950 | Destroyed building. |
Central Banat District
[edit]Location | Name | Built | Destroyed | Remarks | Picture |
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Ecka | Ecka Synagogue | 1870 | 1941 | Destroyed building. | [16] |
Melenci | Melenci Synagogue | after 1945 | Destroyed building. | ||
Novi Becej | Novi Becej Synagogue | 1865–1871 | 1946 | Destroyed building. | |
Novo Miloševo | Novo Miloševo Synagogue | after 1945 | Destroyed building. | ||
Srpski Itebej | Srpski Itebej Synagogue | early 20th century | 1940s | Destroyed building. | [17], [18] |
Torak | Torak Synagogue | 1870 | 1941 | Destroyed building. | |
Zrenjanin | Zrenjanin Synagogue | 1894–1896 | 1941 | Destroyed building. | ![]() |
Srem District
[edit]Location | Name | Built | Destroyed | Remarks | Picture |
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Banoštor | Banoštor Synagogue | after 1945 | Destroyed building. | ||
Erdevik | Erdevik Synagogue | after 1945 | Destroyed building. | ||
Indija | Indija Synagogue | 1902–1903 | 1943 | Destroyed building. | [21] |
Ruma | Ruma Synagogue | 1935 | 1943 | Destroyed building. | |
Šid | Šid Synagogue | 1900 | 1942 | Destroyed building. | |
Sremska Mitrovica | Sremska Mitrovica Synagogue | 1904 | 1941 | Destroyed building. | [22] |
Stara Pazova | Stara Pazova Synagogue | 1903 | 1942 | Destroyed building. |
Central Serbia
[edit]Belgrade District
[edit]Location | Name | Built | Destroyed | Remarks | Picture |
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Zemun | Zemun Synagogue | 1867 | 1944 | Destroyed building. Not to be confused with Zemun Synagogue, Belgrade. | [23] |
Nišava District
[edit]Location | Name | Built | Destroyed | Remarks | Picture |
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Niš | Niš Synagogue | 1925 | stand |
Podunavlje District
[edit]Location | Name | Built | Destroyed | Remarks | Picture |
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Smederevo | Smederevo Synagogue | 1857 | 1941 | Destroyed building. |
Šumadija District
[edit]Location | Name | Built | Destroyed | Remarks | Picture |
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Kragujevac | Kragujevac Synagogue | 1930 | ? |
Zaječar District
[edit]Location | Name | Built | Destroyed | Remarks | Picture |
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Debelica | Debelica Synagogue | before 1880 (?) | stand |
References
[edit]- ^ "FELÚJÍTOTT ZSINAGÓGÁT ADTAK ÁT ZENTÁN". Kibic Magazin (in Serbian (Latin script)). May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
Sources
[edit]- "Serbia". Jewish Postcards. Frantisek Banyai. n.d.
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