Rákospalota Synagogue
The Rákospalota Synagogue is a former synagogue which is currently used as a bookstore, located in the XV. District of Rákospalota in Budapest, on Old Fóti Road.
History
The Jewish community of Rákospalota built the church between 1926 and 1927 along what is now Old Fóti Road, just one block from the corner of Szentmihályi Road and Old Fóti Road. Its designer was Mihály Feith and its design was Gábor Feith.
To cover the construction costs, a small, 44-page prayer book was published in 1926, showing a drawing of the façade of the then-future building.
The synagogue became depopulated after World War II. The building has been used as a map warehouse since the 1960s and since the 1980s, when it was bought by the National Széchényi Library (NSZL). The building is still used by the NSZL and has one of its warehouses.
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Sources
- http://bpxv.blog.hu/2017/04/24/ember_varos_feith_gabor_feith_mihaly_rakospalota_vigado_varoshaza_zsinagoga
- A rákospalotai zsinagóga építkezésének emlékére (imakönyv), Rákospalotai Autonóm Ortodox Izraelita Hitközség, Rákospalota, 1926.
- http://epa.oszk.hu/01000/01090/00002/pdf/00002.pdf