Viareggio Synagogue

Viareggio Synagogue
The synagogue, in 2021
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Ownership	Jewish Community of Pisa
Status	Active
Location
Location	via delgi Oleandri 30 (30 Oleander Lane), in Viareggio, Province of Lucca, Tuscany
Country	Italy
Location of the synagogue in Tuscany
Geographic coordinates	43°52′39″N10°14′48″E / 43.8776°N 10.2466°E / 43.8776; 10.2466
Architecture
Type	Synagogue architecture
Completed	1955
Materials	Brick
[1]

The Viareggio Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at via delgi Oleandri 30 (30 Oleander Lane), in Viareggio, in the Province of Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. ^[2] The congregation is administered by the Jewish Community of Pisa.

History

Between the end of the 19th century and the start of the 20th century, many Jewish families moved to Viareggio, mostly from nearby Leghorn. The scrolls of the Sefer Torah, still preserved in the synagogue at via degli Oleandri, date from that period.^{[ citation needed ]}

In the 1930s the congregation, made up of 52 families, rented a location in Viareggio's via Fratti, to be set up as a centre for worship. Here, in 1940, following the Fascist race laws, a Jewish school was opened as well. ^[3] With the Nazi occupation in 1943, the school and synagogue ceased to exist.^{[ citation needed ]}

Only in 1955 was the current synagogue opened, thanks to various private donations. ^[4]

In Viareggio there is also a small Jewish cemetery.^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• Judaism portal
• Italy portal

• History of the Jews in Italy
• List of synagogues in Italy

References

1. "Small Synagogue in Viareggio". Historic Synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
2. "La storia della Comunità ebraica di Pisa". pisaebraica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 5 December 2021.
3. "Viareggio ebraica e l'antica sinagoga di via Fratti". Welcome to Lucca (in Italian). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
4. "L'acqua si infiltra dal tetto, chiusa la storica sinagoga". lanazione.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 October 2021.

External links

Media related to Synagogue (Viareggio) at Wikimedia Commons