Belgrade Synagogue

Sukkat Shalom Synagogue or Belgrade Synagogue is currently the only fully active synagogue in Belgrade. It is located in the centar of the city, at 19 Maršala Birjuzova Street. The plan for the construction of the Synagogue was approved in 1923, and the building itself was constructed in the period...

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  • Sukkat Shalom Synagogue or Belgrade Synagogue is currently the only fully active synagogue in Belgrade. It is located in the centar of the city, at 19 Maršala Birjuzova Street.
  • The plan for the construction of the Synagogue was approved in 1923, and the building itself was constructed in the period from 1924 to 1929.
  • The Synagogue functioned as the place of worship for the Serbian-Jewish Congregation of the Ashkenazi rite until 1941. After the war, it was restored to its original function as a place of worship for both congregations of Belgrade’s Jews – Ashkenazic and Sephardic.
  • The building was designed in the style of academism with predominant neo –Renaissance elements.