Having been left with a haunted feeling after seeing the Subotica Synogogue and accompanying memorial last weekend (see my previous post), I decided to do a little more digging on this magnificent but seemingly forgotten building. It was built in the Hungarian Art Nouveau style in 1901 and 1902, when the region in which Subotica now sits was under Hungarian rule. By the beginning of WWII, the Jewish community in Subotica numbered 6,000 people; more than 4,000 of them perished during the war. In 1990, the Synogogue was designated as a Monument of Culture and Exceptional Importance, and is now under the protection of the Serbian government. From the looks of it, though, this beautiful and significant landmark needs a lot of work in order to be restored to its former grandeur.
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