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The Turkish Temple in Zirkusgasse

1900

Jewish Museum Vienna

Jewish Museum Vienna
Vienna, Austria

The Sephardic community experienced its heyday from the mid-nineteenth century. In 1887 it opened the magnificent neo-Moorish Turkish Temple, which was meant to be reminiscent of the Alhambra in Granada. In 1937, its president David M. Halfon commissioned Oskar Moser to photograph the synagogue’s ritual objects, including the two Esther scrolls. The on the left-hand photo is in the Visible Display area of the Museum. The temple was destroyed in 1938.

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  • Title: The Turkish Temple in Zirkusgasse
  • Date Created: 1900
  • Location Created: Vienna
  • Rights: JMW

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