Pápai zsinagóga

From the 18th century until the Holocaust, one of the most populous Jewish communities of Transdanubia lived in the town of Pápa which had the country's third largest synagogue built between 1844 and 1846. In July 1944, nearly three thousand Hungarians of Jewish origin were deported from Pápa and its surroundings, of whom only a few hundred survived the Holocaust. The severely damaged building was reopened in 1945, but the greatly reduced religious community was unable to maintain the synagogue. During the change of regime, the building became the property of the town, and today it is an active part of the town’s life, the venue for several cultural events, concerts, and performances, and an exhibition commemorating the Jewish families who once lived in the town can also be viewed here.