Location Vukovar, Croatia Leadership Rabbi: Izrael Scheer Opened 1889 Architect Ludwig Schöne | Rite Ashkenazi Completed 1889 Architectural style Neo-Mudéjar | |
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Status Devastated in 1941, demolished in 1958 Similar Vinkovci Synagogue, Rijeka Synagogue, Križevci Synagogue, Church of St Nicholas, Zagreb Synagogue | ||
Vukovar Synagogue was the main synagogue of the Jewish community in Vukovar, Croatia, after the first smaller synagogue was sold to the Calvinist church in 1910.
The Jews of Vukovar settled in the city in the 19th century from other parts of the Habsburg Monarchy. The Jewish community in Vukovar was one of the oldest and most significant Jewish communities in Croatia. The first Vukovar synagogue was built in 1845 by architect Fran Funtak. In 1889, architect Ludwig Schöne built the Great Vukovar Synagogue for over 200 members of the Vukovar Jewish community. In 1941, during World War II, the synagogue was plundered and devastated by the Nazis. Almost all members of the Jewish community Vukovar were killed during the Holocaust, including Rabbi Izrael Scheer and his wife. In 1958, communist authorities of the SFR Yugoslavia demolished the synagogue and sold the remaining ruins.