Jewish Heritage Europe

200th anniversary Kővágóörs synagogue

When:
June 8, 2023 @ 18:00 – 19:30
2023-06-08T18:00:00+02:00
2023-06-08T19:30:00+02:00
Where:
Erzsébetváros Jewish History Museum Csanyi 5
Budapest
Csányi u. 5
1077 Hungary
200th anniversary Kővágóörs synagogue @ Erzsébetváros Jewish History Museum Csanyi 5 | Budapest | Hungary

Opening of an exhibition of photographs by Daniella Grinberg to mark the 200th anniversary of the synagogue in the village of Kővágóörs, near the north shore of Hungary’s Lake Balaton.  The exhibit runs until June 30.

Long abandoned and ruined, the synagogue is now under the care of a foundation that purchased the building and is working  to restore it for use as both a synagogue and a cultural center. It already hosts cultural events there.

The Synagogue of Káli-valley Foundation (in Hungarian, Káli-medence Zsinagógája Alapítvány) officially acquired the building in October, 2020 after a year and a half of discussions, from a Canadian businessman of Hungarian origin, who had owned the synagogue since 2013.