In Search of Salonika’s Lost Synagogues. An Open Question Concerning Intangible Heritage

In Search of Salonika’s Lost Synagogues. An Open Question Concerning Intangible Heritage

Until 1944 Salonika was also known as the Jerusalem of the Balkans for its predominantly Jewish population. In August 1917 however, late Ottoman Salonika was ravaged by a great fire which destroyed most of its oldest synagogues. This article is an attempt to survey the “state of the art” on the sour...

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Main Authors: Cristina Pallini, Annalisa Riccarda Scaccabarozzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fondazione Centro di Documentazione Ebraica Contemporanea CDEC 2014-07-01
Series:Quest. Issues in Contemporary Jewish History
Online Access:http://www.quest-cdecjournal.it/focus.php?id=354
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spelling doaj-994588c823884786aebd67b962908b962021-03-02T11:06:30ZengFondazione Centro di Documentazione Ebraica Contemporanea CDECQuest. Issues in Contemporary Jewish History2037-741X2014-07-017129In Search of Salonika’s Lost Synagogues. An Open Question Concerning Intangible HeritageCristina Pallini0Annalisa Riccarda Scaccabarozzi1Politecnico di MilanoPolitecnico di MilanoUntil 1944 Salonika was also known as the Jerusalem of the Balkans for its predominantly Jewish population. In August 1917 however, late Ottoman Salonika was ravaged by a great fire which destroyed most of its oldest synagogues. This article is an attempt to survey the “state of the art” on the sources available concerning the architecture and urban role of Salonika’s lost synagogues. The authors’ thesis, requiring further research, is that these synagogues played a poleogenetic role, in fostering both a settlement structure and cohesion of the social edifice.http://www.quest-cdecjournal.it/focus.php?id=354
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description Until 1944 Salonika was also known as the Jerusalem of the Balkans for its predominantly Jewish population. In August 1917 however, late Ottoman Salonika was ravaged by a great fire which destroyed most of its oldest synagogues. This article is an attempt to survey the “state of the art” on the sources available concerning the architecture and urban role of Salonika’s lost synagogues. The authors’ thesis, requiring further research, is that these synagogues played a poleogenetic role, in fostering both a settlement structure and cohesion of the social edifice.
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