The Central Synagogue of Sofia
Westernization, Urban Change, and Religious Reform
By (author) Fani Gargova Series edited by Robert Born Series edited by Ada Raev
Hardback (Published)
(November 2024)
ISBN: 9783412525613
6.93 x 9.69 inches
Price: $99.00
In stock
The Central Synagogue of Sofia was built between 1905 and 1909 as a highly visible and monumental structure in the social, commercial, and religious center of the Bulgarian capital. Having survived the Second World War, it remains a testament to early 20th century Sofia and its majority Sephardic Jewish community. In its architecture, it reflects the city’s search for its own modern, European, and national identity, whilst attesting to the struggle of the Sofia Jewish community headed by its chief rabbi Marcus Ehrenpreis to claim its place within the nation building project. In this first in-depth study of the building, Fani Gargova illuminates the history of the Central Synagogue of Sofia and the motivations behind its construction by positioning its appearance and architecture vis-a-vis Central European Reform synagogues and the emerging Bulgarian national style. By looking at the building through the lens of urban planning, building material and technique, liturgy, as well as musical performance, this book significantly expands the common notion of synagogue architecture.
Fani Gargova is an architectural historian and currently postdoctoral Researcher for the interdisciplinary project “”Synagogen-Gedenkbuch Hessen”” at the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. Her research interests include synagogue architecture and Jewish spaces, architectural Orientalisms, Byzantinisms, medievalisms, as well as the historiography of art history.
- By (author) Fani Gargova
- Series edited by Robert Born
- Series edited by Ada Raev
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