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Óbuda Synagogue
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The Óbuda Synagogue in Budapest is the oldest functioning synagogue in Hungary. The building was inaugurated in 1821. Its restrained, neoclassical aesthetic was consistent with popular architectural…

Contributor:

Andreas Landesherr

Places:

Pest-Buda, Austrian Empire (Budapest, Hungary)

Date:

1820–1821

Subjects:

Ashkenazi, Art, Synagogue, Cities, Community

Categories:

Decorative arts, Architecture
Photograph of building exterior with five columns.
Flyer for Redeeming Captured Jews
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This flyer calls for the Jewish community to pay a ransom to rescue Jewish captives from the 1686 siege of Buda, which resulted in the capture of the Hungarian city from the Ottoman Empire by armies…

Contributor:

Unknown

Places:

Buda, Ottoman Empire (Buda, Hungary)

Date:

1686

Subjects:

Print, War, Slavery, Christian-Jewish relations, Muslim-Jewish relations

Categories:

Print & book culture
Printed page with Hebrew text, floral border, and small image of person with tablets and crowd of people on top of page.