Synagogues of the World

Austria

The Vienna Synagogue built in 1824-1826 and designed by Josef Kornhausel.
It was the only synagogue in Vienna to survive the Nazis.

Interior of the Vienna Synagogue


The small prayer hall, built in 1871, is visible on
the left, with the large synagogue on the right.

Formerly the men’s prayer-room, shut down by the Nazis

Synagogue: external view

Former women’s gallery, with an intermediate
ceiling inserted by the Nazis.
The Baden Synagogue


The Innsbruck Synagogue in Tyrol was rebuilt
in 1993 after it was destroyed by the Nazis in 1938.

Or Chodesh Vienna
Or Chadasch, Vienna

Former Private Synagogue of Samson Wertheimer,
at the Osterreichisches Jüdisches Museum, Eisenstadt

Seitenstettengasse Synagogue, Vienna

 

To learn about the history of the Austrian Jewish community, click here.

Sources: Vienna Synagogue Photos copyright Mitchell Bard.
Baden synagogue photos copyright Thomas Eliezer Schaerf Collection, Baden from the Jewish Community of Baden
Innsbruck synagogue photo courtesy of Israelitischen Kultusgemeinde für Tirol und Vorarlberg
Seitenstettengasse Synagogue photo courtesy of HaChayim HaYehudim Jewish Photo Library (© Jono David Media)