Synagogue Eitelbergergasse Vienna

Association synagogue; Name: "Temple Association Hietzing Chairman: General Director: Dr. Maurus Banyai, Deputy: Siegfried Kubie Rab.: Prof. Dr. Moses Lewin Construction period 1924 - 26(?), final completion 1931 Architect: Arthur Gruenberger and Adolf Jelletz, long prehistory with 2 competitions. Appearance: cubic building with stylized crenellation, Significant expressionist building. (Already in 1904 a permanent prayer house existed at Penzingerstr. 132, maintained by the temple association "Hietzing". The prayer hall had a total capacity of 130 seats. The search was on for a larger building. The first architectural competition did not take place due to the 1st World War. Only in the 20's a new competition was announced, in which Arthur Gruenberger won the 1st prize). Qu.: Report of the Temple Association "Hietzing", 1914(?), IKG library, inventory no. 9828; Leopold Stern, Gesch. d. isr. Cultusgemeinde im Bezirke Sechshaus, 1892; Christine Lewerenz-Weghuber, Jews in Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus, Vienna 1993. P. Genée, R. Grosz: Die "Cultusgemeinde im Bezirke Sechshaus", in: Die Gemeinde, 15.3.1994, Vienna. Last use: No information