The synagogue in Subotica, Serbia was open to the public on May 18, the European Night of the Museums. One visitor has posted video showing the current state of the interior of the building, which has been under fitful renovation for decades. Designed by Marcel Komor and Dezso Jakab and built in 1902, the synagogue is part of the Hungarian Art Nouveau center of the town.
The state of the synagogue was discussed by architectural historical Rudolf Klein, author of an award-winning book about the synagogue, and the World Monuments Fund’s Mark Weber, at the April 23-25 conference in Krakow on Managing Jewish Immovable Heritage. (The WMF has provided considerable funding for restoration work.) Both expressed very cautious optimism that work now was, if slowly, moving forward… (Their talks can be seen at the end of the video of the conference session.)