Center of Jewish Cultural Heritage Synagogue Maribor

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Kulturni center Sinagoga Maribor

Židovska 4, SI-2000 Maribor

http://www.sinagogamaribor.si/

info@sinagogamaribor.si

Phone386 (0) 2 252 7836

Managed byCenter Judovske kulturne dediščine Sinagoga Maribor

Marjan Toš, Head

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Events abroad

Past Events

• 29 May 2019

  Israel Jerusalem Bloomfield Library for the Humanities and Social Sciences,Hebrew University of Jerusalem

  
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  The exhibition Jewish Soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian Army on the Isonzo Front, prepared by Milko Kos Historical Institute and Center of Jewish Cultural Heritage Synagogue Maribor, featuring lectures by Petra Svoljšak (director of Milko Kos Historical Institute) and Renato Podbersič, one of the exhibition's authors, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Tel Aviv,

  
  

  
  

  
  

• 5 Jun 2018

  Israel Tel Aviv Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot

  
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  The opening of the exhibition on Jewish soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian Army on the Isonzo Front, prepared by Milko Kos Historical Institute and Center of Jewish Cultural Heritage Synagogue Maribor, featuring Renato Podbersič and Boris Hajdinjak (Center of Jewish Cultural Heritage Synagogue Maribor) as speakers at a panel, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Tel Aviv,

  
  

  
  

  
  

• 1 May 2016

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  17 Jun 2016

  USA Washington Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia

  
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  Forgive Us, Forgive Us, Oh You, the Dead, an exhibition remembering Jewish soldiers fallen on the Isonzo Front in World War I from the collection of the Center of Jewish Cultural Heritage Synagogue Maribor, organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Washington,

  
  

  
  

  
  

• 18 Sep 2015

  USA Cleveland Slovenian Museum and Archives

  
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  The opening of Forgive Us, Forgive Us, Oh You, the Dead, an exhibition remembering Jewish soldiers fallen on the Isonzo Front in World War I, provided by the Center of Jewish Cultural Heritage Synagogue Maribor and organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Washington,

  
  

  
  

  
  

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The Maribor Synagogue is one of the oldest synagogues preserved in situ in Europe and a Slovene monument of the highest rank. In the 14th and 15th centuries it was a religious, spiritual and cultural centre of the medieval Jewish community in Maribor. In 2001 the beautifully simple straight-lined building was restored and reconstructed thoroughly, and since that time the Maribor Synagogue Cultural Centre has been considered one of the most important venues for concerts and exhibitions in the old quarter of Maribor.

History

The synagogue is situated in the heart of the former Jewish quarter near the south-east corner of the town walls (built in 1190) above the Drava River. The synagogue's earliest appearance and date are unknown; it originates certainly from the first half of the 13th century, but it was only first mentioned in 1429. It was remodelled several times before 1450, once probably in 1348, following an earthquake. The synagogue was converted into a Church of All Saints in 1501. The building functioned as a church until the late 18th century. In the early 19th century it was sold and turned into a storehouse. The building was then divided horizontally into two parts. Eventually, the upper part was used as a dwelling. During the early 1980s the lower floor was used for exhibitions.

The renovation interventions started in the 1990s. It was not easy to decide which of the last 3 initial phases to reconstruct. Most material finds (besides key-stones also parts of ribs, consoles and portals) date from the last synagogue phase (the mid-15th century). A reconstruction of the late Gothic two-bay sanctuary was therefore made, following the indications of the assembled material. It was opened to public in 2001.

The Maribor Synagogue was run by the Maribor Regional Museum up to 2011, when an independent body, the Center of the Jewish Cultural Heritage Sinagoga Maribor, was established as its legal operating base.

Mission

One of the most important duties or paramount tasks of the Maribor Synagogue is to present the interesting and rich Jewish cultural tradition and the universal artistic creativeness to the public, and in that way to stimulate the perception and knowledge of different cultures and the aspiration for a more tolerant society. The long-term intention is to establish a Slovene Jewish Heritage Centre at the site. During the day the monument is visited also by numerous tourists.

Education

The Maribor Synagogue organises different expert meetings and events dedicated to Jewish topics and creating a more tolerant society. The synagogue participated in the "European Day of Jewish Culture" and in the "International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust" in 2010 with the project "Šoa - spominjajmo se".

Exhibitions

Temporary exhibitions of heritage as well as contemporary arts are organised in the synagogue, for instance, Sonic, an audio-video ambient by Ksenija Čerče, produced by Kibla Multimedia Centre in 2008; an artistic exhibition Misli v podobah [Mind Images] by Barbara Hammer, Christine Kertz, and Krista Titz Tornquist and the documentary exhibition Tracing Jewish Heritage in Slovenia in 2008.

See also

• Maribor Regional Museum

External links

• Maribor Synagogue Cultural Centre website
• Maribor Synagogue on Wikipedija (in Slovenian)