Status Demolished around 1960 Completed 1870 | Rite Ashkenazi Leadership Rabbi: Bernard Šik Opened 1870 | |
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Similar Slavonski Brod Synagogue, Križevci Synagogue, Sisak Synagogue, Koprivnica Synagogue, Bjelovar Synagogue | ||
Karlovac Synagogue was a synagogue in Karlovac, Croatia.
Jewish community Karlovac was founded in 1852. Karlovac Synagogue was built under Filip Rajner, president of the Jewish community Karlovac, who liked to call himself "Croatian nationalist of Moses religion". Synagogue was built in 1870 in Renaissance Revival and Gothic architecture with five rosette at the front facade as a symbol of the Pentateuch. The facade of the synagogue has been directed toward the east, toward Eretz Yisrael. Synagogue had organ inside. It was consecrated in 1871. During World War II synagogue was turned into a warehouse. After the war, around 1960, Karlovac Synagogue was demolished by the regime of SFR Yugoslavia.
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