We have a new Have Your Say personal essay — about the magnificent Fabric Synagogue în Timișoara, Romania.
The synagogue îs — finally — under restoration after decades of neglect. Designed by the prolific Hungarian synagogue architect Lipót Baumhorn, it was built between 1897 and 1899.
In her essay, From “Sad Grandeur” to New Hope: The Revival of Timișoara’s Fabric Synagogue, Anna Szentgyörgyi, who has been involved in recent efforts to draw attention to the building and support its preservation, describes developments over the past few years and reflects on the impact of international cooperation and local commitment.