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'''''Il Kal Grande''''', also spelled ''Il Kal Grandi'' ([[Judaeo-Spanish]]: The Great Synagogue) was the place of worship of the [[Sephardi Jews|Sephardi community]] in [[Sarajevo]], Bosnia and Herzegovina.
'''''Il Kal Grande''''', also spelled ''Il Kal Grandi'' ([[Judaeo-Spanish]]: The Great Synagogue) is a former [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] [[Judaism|Jewish]] congregation and [[synagogue]], located in [[Sarajevo]], Bosnia and Herzegovina. The congregation worshiped in the [[Nusach Sefard|Sephardi]] [[Nusach (Jewish custom)|rite]].
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The large synagogue was constructed in the [[Moorish Revival]] style in 1930, by a design of the architect [[Rudolf Lubinski]]. It was acknowledged as the largest and most ornate synagogue in the [[Balkans]]. It was heavily damaged by the [[Nazi Germany|Nazis]] in 1941 during [[World War II]], and the majority of the [[Jewish]] community was murdered in the [[Holocaust]].


== History ==
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After the war, all the Jews of Sarajevo used the [[Sarajevo Synagogue|synagogue of the Ashkenazi community]].
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The large synagogue was constructed in the [[Moorish Revival]] style in 1930, by a design of the architect [[Rudolf Lubinski]]. It was the largest and most ornate synagogue in the [[Balkans]]. The building was heavily damaged by the [[Nazi Germany|Nazis]] in 1941 during [[World War II]], and the majority of the [[Jewish]] community was murdered in the [[Holocaust]].

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After WWII, all the Jews of Sarajevo used the [[Sarajevo Synagogue]], the synagogue of the Ashkenazi community.


The exterior of "Il Kal Grande" was restored in a simplified secular form in 1965, and the former dome was replaced with a flat roof. The building was initially used as the [[Đuro Đaković]] Workers' University Center and currently as the [[Bosnian Cultural Center]].
The exterior of "Il Kal Grande" was restored in a simplified secular form in 1965, and the former dome was replaced with a flat roof. The building was initially used as the [[Đuro Đaković]] Workers' University Center and currently as the [[Bosnian Cultural Center]].
[[File:Sarajevo synagogue postcard (cropped).jpg|alt=Il Kal Grandi interior prior WWII.|center|thumb|Interior view of the synagogue before World War II.]]


==See also==
==See also==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{commons cat-inline|Il Kal Grande}}


{{Sarajevo}}
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{{Jews and Judaism in Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
{{Jews and Judaism in Bosnia and Herzegovina}}


[[Category:Sephardi Jewish culture in Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
[[Category:20th-century synagogues in Europe]]
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[[Category:Sephardi synagogues]]
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[[Category:Former synagogues in Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Sarajevo]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Sarajevo]]

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[[Category:Synagogues completed in 1930]]
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[[Category:Former synagogues in Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
[[Category:Moorish Revival synagogues]]
[[Category:Moorish Revival synagogues]]
[[Category:National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
[[Category:National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures in Sarajevo]]
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[[Category:Sephardi Jewish culture in Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
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[[Category:Sephardi synagogues]]
[[Category:Synagogue buildings with domes]]
[[Category:Synagogue buildings with domes]]
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[[Category:Synagogues completed in 1930]]
[[Category:Synagogues destroyed by Nazi Germany]]
[[Category:Synagogues destroyed by Nazi Germany]]


Revision as of 06:26, 18 May 2024

Il Kal Grande
Il Kal Grandi
The former synagogue, in c. 1930s – c. 1940s
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organizational status
OwnershipBosnian Cultural Center
Status
  • Closed (as a synagogue);
  • Repurposed
Location
LocationSarajevo
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
Il Kal Grande is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Il Kal Grande
Location of the former synagogue
in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Geographic coordinates43°51′26″N 18°25′19″E / 43.85720171284883°N 18.422037471148602°E / 43.85720171284883; 18.422037471148602
Architecture
Architect(s)Rudolf Lubinski
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleMoorish Revival]]
Completed1930
Official nameIl Kal Grande, the historic monument
TypeCategory II cultural property
List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Il Kal Grande, also spelled Il Kal Grandi (Judaeo-Spanish: The Great Synagogue) is a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The congregation worshiped in the Sephardi rite.

History

The large synagogue was constructed in the Moorish Revival style in 1930, by a design of the architect Rudolf Lubinski. It was the largest and most ornate synagogue in the Balkans. The building was heavily damaged by the Nazis in 1941 during World War II, and the majority of the Jewish community was murdered in the Holocaust.

After WWII, all the Jews of Sarajevo used the Sarajevo Synagogue, the synagogue of the Ashkenazi community.

The exterior of "Il Kal Grande" was restored in a simplified secular form in 1965, and the former dome was replaced with a flat roof. The building was initially used as the Đuro Đaković Workers' University Center and currently as the Bosnian Cultural Center.

See also

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