Draft:Bet Israel Synagogue (Belgrade)


Bet Israel Synagogue
Serbian: Синагога Бет Исраел
Religion
RiteSephardi Judaism
Year consecrated1908
StatusDestroyed in 1941
Location
LocationBelgrade
Bet Israel Synagogue (Belgrade) is located in Serbia
Bet Israel Synagogue (Belgrade)
Shown within Serbia
Geographic coordinates44°49′32″N 20°27′35″E / 44.82556°N 20.45972°E / 44.82556; 20.45972
Architecture
Architect(s)Milan Kapetanović
StyleMoorish Revival
Groundbreaking1905
Completed1908
Demolished1941

Bet Israel Synagogue was the main synagogue of the Sephardi Jews of Belgrade. Built between 1905 and 1908 in Moorish Revival style, it was destroyed by the bombings of 1941 and demolished after the war. It was also known as Belgrade Sephardi Synagogue and in Judaeo-Spanish as El Kal Vež (The Old Synagogue).