Vercelli Synagogue

Vercelli Synagogue
Italian: Tempio Israelitico
The synagogue, in 2013
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism
Rite
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue
StatusActive
Location
LocationVia Foà 70, Vercelli, Piedmont
CountryItaly
Vercelli Synagogue is located in Piedmont
Vercelli Synagogue
Location of the synagogue in Piedmont
Geographic coordinates45°19′32.69″N 8°25′33.1″E / 45.3257472°N 8.425861°E / 45.3257472; 8.425861
Architecture
Architect(s)Marco Treves
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleMoorish Revial
Completed1878
MaterialsBrick
Website
vercelliebraica.jimdo.com (in Italian)
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The Vercelli Synagogue (Italian: Tempio Israelitico) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Via Foà 70, in Vercelli, Italy.[2] Designed in the Moorish Revial style by Marco Treves, an architect born in Vercelli who also designed the Great Synagogue of Florence,[3] 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.[3]

A major restoration project was launched in 2007.[4]

On 23 November 2013, in an antisemitic act, two swastikas were found sprayed on its walls.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ a b "Vercelli -- Synagogue under Restoration". Jewish Heritage Europe. March 5, 2009.
  4. ^ "Beni da salvare 8 - La sinagoga di Vercelli esempio tangibile dell'emancipazione ebraica". Moked.it (in Italian).
  5. ^ "Vercelli, svastiche sul cimitero ebraico L'incursione è stata compiuta nella notte". L'UNIONE SARDA.it (in Italian). Retrieved January 12, 2013.

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