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This Might Be the Smallest Synagogue in the World

JL;DR SUMMARY The Szanto Synagogue in Szentendre, Hungary, is possibly the smallest synagogue globally, with just 130 square feet of space yet capable of hosting a minyan. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustMemorialCommemorationBergen BelsenHungarian Jewish HistoryJewish ArtifactsNeolog JudaismSzanto SynagogueSzentendreAndras Szanto

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Szentendre, Pest, Hungary
"When you enter the Szanto synagogue in the picturesque town of Szentendre, about half an hour north of Budapest, it is hard to imagine that religious services could be held in the 130-square-foot space."
Israel
"In October 2024, two new plaques were unveiled: One for the victims of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack in Israel and a separate one for victim May Naim, who was murdered at the Nova music festival."
Bergen-Belsen, Lower Saxony, Germany
"Jews from Szentendre imprisoned during the Holocaust in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp managed to sign their names to this piece of paper and hide it from their guards."

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