Rijeka Synagogue

Hospitable people

Visited for Purim, although there were no religious services, the Purim story was wonderfully told in Croatian with lovely food provided. The community were so exceptionally hospitable. Although there...

Part of Rijeka multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-religion Inheritage

This Synagogue is part of Rijeka multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-religion Heritage, as a number of different nationals lived once and formed lively and colourfull picture of old Rijeka. Now m...

A small memento

The original and main city synagogue was located at Pomerio (close to this building). It was completed in 1903 and destroyed by Nazis in 1944. The new building is just a small memento to the Jewish co...

Hidden landmark of Jewish perseverance of existence

This unassuming synagogue, serving as the center of the Jewish congregation, was able to survive the Holocaust as well as subsequent period of communism due to its purposefully subdued exterior. The m...

Big disappointment

Very ugly buulding with nothing to offer. No restaurants or bars, very unpleasant armosphere in general. I wouldn't recommend even for my enemies.