Metadata: Cluj Jewish Community Synagogue Art Collection
Collection
- Country:
- Romania
- Holding institution:
- Jewish Community of Cluj
- Holding institution (official language):
- Comunitatea Evreilor din Cluj
- Postal address:
- Str. Tipografiei nr. 25,400101 Cluj
- Phone number:
- +40 (0)264 596600
- Web address:
- http://www.comevcluj.ro/
- Email:
- comevcluj@upcmail.ro
- Title:
- Cluj Jewish Community Synagogue Art Collection
- Title (official language):
- Comunitatea Evreilor din Cluj Colecţia de Artă a Sinagogii
- Date(s):
- 1880/1999
- Date note:
- Late 19th century-late 20th century
- Language:
- Hungarian
- Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan
- Hebrew
- Extent:
- 23 images
- Type of material:
- Graphic material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- The artwork and photographs in this digital collection were found in 2016 in the choir loft or attic of the former Neologue synagogue of Cluj. Very few of the pieces contained information regarding their creators or subjects. In the case that there was an artist signature or other provenance indication, this information is provided on the respective digital image record (see digital material affiliated with this record). Many of the portraits appear to have been local community leaders or other well-known Jewish figures (e.g. Theodor Herzl). Most of the pieces appear to date to the pre-World War II period, though a collection of paintings (of the Cluj synagogue, the Wailing Wall, etc) seem as recent as the late 20th century. There are two large framed montages: one depicts the interwar Neologue community leadership and the other contains photographs of teaching staff and pupils at the Jewish school in 1947. In addition to the complete montages, close-ups of individual photographs within these montages are provided on the JBAT website.
- Archival history:
- The original artwork and photographs used to create this digital collection were found in 2016 in the choir loft or attic of the former Neologue Synagogue of Cluj. There was no indication as to how and when they came to be there or who had placed them there. Some of the pieces date to the pre-war period and, presumably, were deposited by survivors in the synagogue after the war. Others are more contemporary pieces and were, perhaps, gifted to the community or created by community members some time in the more recent past.
- Access points: locations:
- Cluj
- Subject terms:
- Art
- Education
- Education--Schools and universities
- Jewish community
- Synagogues
- Access, restrictions:
- In order to view the original artwork or photographs please contact the Jewish Community of Cluj. This collection has been digitised, please see the finding aid link.
- Finding aids:
- The complete finding aid is available on the project website of the Leo Baeck Institute. To view the individual images, please click on the digitised material thumbnail to the right. Each image includes a title (designated by Leo Baeck archivists if no title was provided), the dimensions of the piece and any other information available (this was rarely the case). If you can identify any of the individuals or content in the images, please contact the director of the JBAT project, Julie Dawson at jdawson [at] lbi.cjh.org.
- Links to finding aids:
- https://jbat.lbi.org/items/show/2118
- Yerusha Network member:
- Leo Baeck Institute
