The Magnificent Subotica Synagogue, Serbia ๐ท๐ธ
The 1903 Synagogue of Subotica, nowadays part of Serbia, is the second largest synagogue in Europe and one of the most magnificent synagogues in the world.
On the eve of World War II, Suboticaโs Jewish community numbered 5,000 members. Most of them were deported to concentration camps, and only 200 survived the Holocaust.
With such a diminished population, the Jewish community could no longer sustain the synagogue and it was handed over to the city in 1979.
In 2018, following a multi-million dollar renovation, the synagogue was fully restored to its former glory and it is once again a vivid masterpiece of Hungarian Art Nouveau and religious architectures.
The synagogue, however, no longer serves as a place of worship. It now functions as a tourist attraction and cultural center, preserving its historical and architectural significance.
Source: @noamc_official, documenting Eastern Europeโs surviving pre-war synagogues.
