The Marcali Synagogue is a former

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congregation and

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that was located in

Marcali Marcali (; ) is a town in Somogy County, Hungary, and the seat of Marcali District. The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region. Geography It lies 14 km south of Lake Balaton, next to the main road 68 and the '' Somogyszob- Ba ...

, in the county of Somogy,

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. Completed in 1906, the building was used a synagogue until

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and

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until its demolition in 1963.

History

A synagogue was built in Marcali prior to 1840. A new synagogue was inaugurated in 1906. The building was designed by Marcell Komor and

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, and was an attractive feature that reconciled the

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motifs with the

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world. The synagogue square was centrally arranged, the exterior of which was characterized by the dome and the two towers. The building was formally related to the synagogue in Subotica. The greatly reduced number of Jewish communities after World War II was no longer able to use the building much. It was demolished in 1963.

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History

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