Beth Hamidraș Temple also Beit Hamidrash, was a Jewish synagogue that was located at 78 Calea Moșilor, in Bucharest, Romania.
History edit
Founded in 1781, the synagogue was located in a building given by a Jewish woman; initially, it was named after her and her husband's name, Bet Hamidraș – Naftale and Taube Synagogue. The building was also known as the Bet Hamidraș Vechi (English: the Old Bet Hamidraș) or the Sinagoga de la Sfântu Gheorghe (English: the Synagogue at St. George).[1]
The synagogue was devastated by the far-right Legionaries in 1941. The building was "burnt while the believers were attending the religious service".[2] It was burnt "when 23 faithful caught inside during the religious service were killed".[3]
The synagogue was restored in 1947, however, today the building serves as warehouse.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Bucharestian: The Jewish District from Dristor to Piata Unirii". Bucharestian.com.
- ^ Anca Ciuciu, Images of Bucharest Pogrom (21st - 23rd January 1941), in Holocaust. Bucharest 2010, p. 47. Studii şi cercetări (Revista Institutului Naţional pentru Studierea Holocaustului in România "Elie Wiesel" & Institutul European), vol. II, nr. 1 (3), București, 2010, pp. 37 – 57 online
- ^ "Bucharestian: The Jewish District from Dristor to Piata Unirii". Bucharestian.com.
- ^ Anca Ciuciu, Images of Bucharest Pogrom (21st - 23rd January 1941), in Holocaust. Bucharest online