Synagogue of Baden, Aargau

Orthodox synagogue in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Otto Dorer
Adolf Füchslin

TypeSynagogue architectureStyleArt NouveauGroundbreaking1912Completed1913

Swiss Cultural Property of National Significance

Official nameSynagoge Parkstrasse 17Reference no.11609 ^[1]

The Synagogue of Baden (German: Synagoge Baden) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Parkstrasse 17, in the city of Baden, in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland. The synagogue was completed in 1913 and is listed among the Cultural Property of National Significance.^[2]^[3]

History

The construction of a synagogue in Baden was projected in 1904. In December 1911, the Jewish community of Baden acquired a plot at Parkstrasse 17, in front of today's Grand Casino Baden,^[3] for 23,000 francs. Several architects offered to design the building. Eventually, the synagogue was designed in the Art Nouveau style by Badener architect Otto Dorer (1851–1920) and his collaborator Adolf Füchslin (1850–1925).^[1]^[3] It has large semi-circular windows and a richly adorned interior. The synagogue was consecrated on September 2, 1913.^[3]

In 1931, around Yom Kippur, the façade of the synagogue was sprayed with swastikas.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Synagogue in Baden". Historic synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
^ "Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Significance — Aargau" (pdf) (in German). Federal Office for Civil Protection (FOCP). 2009. p. 47. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Baden (Kanton Aargau, CH): Jüdische Geschichte / Synagoge: Zur Geschichte der Synagoge". Alemannia Judaica (in German). Retrieved February 16, 2019.