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Former synagogue in Vienna, Austria

Hietzinger Synagogue
German: Hietzinger Synagoge
The synagogue in 1930, prior to its destruction
Religion
AffiliationJudaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusSynagogue (c. 1928–1938)
StatusDestroyed
Location
LocationEitelbergergasse 22, Hietzing, Vienna
CountryAustria
Hietzinger Synagogue is located in AustriaHietzinger SynagogueLocation of the former synagogue in Austria
Geographic coordinates48°11′10″N 16°17′31″E / 48.18611°N 16.29194°E / 48.18611; 16.29194
Architecture
Architect(s)
  • Arthur Grünberger
  • Adolf Jelletz
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleExpressionist architecture
Date established1904 (as a congregation)
Completed1931
Destroyed9-10 November 1938
on Kristallnacht

The Hietzinger Synagogue (German: Hietzinger Synagoge), or New World Synagogue, was a Jewish congregation and synagogue, that was located at Eitelbergergasse 22, in Hietzing, in the 13th district of Vienna, Austria. The Hietzing Synagogue was the only free-standing synagogue built in Vienna between World War I and World War II; subsequently destroyed as a result of Kristallnacht.

History

The congregation was established in 1904 and worshiped from premises located at Penzinger Straße 132. The building was too small for the growing congregation and, after several attempts, an international competition was held to design a new synagogue. The winners, Arthur Grünberger and Adolf Jelletz, designed the rectangular building in the Expressionist style, constructed between 1926 and 1928; and completed in 1931.

The synagogue was desecrated and partially destroyed during Kristallnacht in November 1938 and demolished the following year.

See also

References

  1. Streibel, Robert (July 25, 2006). "Der Wettbewerb um eine Wiener Synagoge: Artikel von Professor Dr. Max Eisler aus dem Jahr 1928" [The competition for a Viennese synagogue: Article by Professor Dr. Max Eisler from 1928]. Juden in Hietzing (in German). Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  2. Martens, Bob; Peter, Herbert (2011). The Destroyed Synagogues of Vienna - Virtual city walks. Vienna: LIT Verlag.

External links

Media related to Hietzinger Tempel at Wikimedia Commons

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