The Hidden Jewish Prayer House of Káldy Gyula utca

Located in Budapest’s Terézváros district, Káldy Gyula utca is a street that typically falls outside my usual route when exploring the city. However, at number 6 on this street lies a hidden gem: a former Jewish prayer house. Constructed in 1867-1868 by János Lohr for Löwy Lindenbaum, the house was under the ownership of the Freundiger family from the late 19th century until its nationalization in the late 1940s. Mózes Freundiger, the son of the rabbi of Óbuda, purchased the house. According to Anna Perczel’s book “Unprotected Heritage,” the prayer house in the courtyard was used by the Jewish community until the 1930s. In Budapest, many synagogues are integrated into residential buildings, either within an apartment, on an entire floor like Hegedűs Gyula utca 3, or in the courtyard.

3 responses to “The Hidden Jewish Prayer House of Káldy Gyula utca”

  1. […] which were built within residential buildings including the former Jewish praying house on Káldy utca, the synagogue at Frankel Leó út 49, Dessewfy utca 23 or Nagy Fuvaros utca […]

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  2. […] Fortunately, most of Budapest’s synagogues survived World War II. Nowadays, there are over 20 active synagogues in the city, and 10 synagogues, while no longer in use, still stand. Some synagogues are freestanding, while others have been integrated into buildings, like the synagogue on Hegedűs Gyula utca, which is on the ground floor of a residential house, or the synagogue on Nagy Fuvaros utca. Still, others are concealed in courtyards of buildings, such as the synagogue on Dessewfy utca or the former Jewish prayer house on Káldy Gyula utca. […]

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  3. […] Many of these shops were owned by Jews, with synagogues of Erzsébetváros nearby and a Prayer House on Káldy utca. Presently, the Yeshiva of Pest continues to operate at Vasvári Pál utca […]

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