Vercelli Synagogue
The Vercelli Synagogue (Italian: Tempio Israelitico) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Via Foà 70, in Vercelli, Italy. Designed in the Moorish Revial style by Marco Treves, an architect born in Vercelli who also designed the Great Synagogue of Florence, the synagogue was completed in 1878.
History
The synagogue features red-and-white masonry courses and a flat, tripartite facade with a raised central portion, that resembles a number of other European and American synagogues with designs inspired by Vienna's Leopoldstädter Tempel, by architect Ludwig Förster.
A major restoration project was launched in 2007.
On 23 November 2013, in an antisemitic act, two swastikas were found sprayed on its walls.
See also
References
- ^ "Ashkenazi Synagogue in Vercelli". Historic Synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ Pugliese, Stanislao G., ed. (2002) The Most Ancient of Minorities: the Jews of Italy. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press ISBN 0-313-31895-6; p. 174
- ^ "Vercelli -- Synagogue under Restoration". Jewish Heritage Europe. March 5, 2009.
- ^ "Beni da salvare 8 - La sinagoga di Vercelli esempio tangibile dell'emancipazione ebraica". Moked.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Vercelli, svastiche sul cimitero ebraico L'incursione è stata compiuta nella notte". L'UNIONE SARDA.it (in Italian). Retrieved January 12, 2013.
External links
Media related to Synagogue of Vercelli at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Italian)
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