Bethlen Square Synagogue

The Bethlen Square Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, that is located at 2 Bethlen Gábor Square, in the VII district of Budapest, Hungary.

Bethlen Square Synagogue
The synagogue in 2016
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Status	Active
Location
Location	2 Bethlen Gábor Square, VII district, Budapest
Country	Hungary
Location of the synagogue in Budapest
Geographic coordinates	47°30′14″N 19°04′48″E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Lipót Baumhorn Gyórgyi Somogyi
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Hungarian Secession
Completed	1876 (as a deaf institute)
Materials	Brick
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The synagogue is located inside the former Jewish Institute for the Deaf, Budapest (Hungarian: Izraelita Siketnémák Budapesti Országos Intézete) building, that is now part of the Budapest campus of McDaniel College, a U.S. liberal arts college.^[2]

History

The institute building was completed in 1876.^[3] In 1944, the institute closed as a result of World War II.^[4] The institute's building has long since become a synagogue and center of Jewish community.^[5]

Izrael Zachariah Deutsch was a student at the institute, from around the time of the Holocaust. Dezső Kanizsai was a teacher at the institute, from 1907.

See also

• Hungary portal
• Judaism portal

• History of the Jews in Hungary
• List of synagogues in Hungary

References

1. "Bethlen Ter Synagogue (Synagogue in the Institute for Deaf and Dumb) in Budapest". Historic synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
2. "Hungary: Discovering Budapest's lesser known synagogues. Part 2 — Synagogues tucked away in courtyards and apartment buildings". Jewish Heritage Europe. September 1, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
3. "The Jewish community of Budapest, Hungary". Beit Hatfutsot.
4. Schlossberg, R. Dan (March 15, 2005). "Surviving in Silence: A Deaf Boy in the Holocaust; The Harry I. Dunai Story". Disability Studies Quarterly. 25 (2). doi:10.18061/dsq.v25i2.557 – via dsq-sds.org.
5. "Hidden Treasures of Budapest / Synagogues inside-outside the Jewish Quarter". www.greatsynagogue.hu.

External links

Media related to Bethlen Square Status-Quo Ante Synagogue, Budapest at Wikimedia Commons