Synagogue

On your walk through Vác, the pedestrian street opens onto the small street where you will find the Vác Synagogue. The recently renovated neo-logical synagogue was built between 1861 and 1864 to the designs of Italian architect Alois Cacciari, with a voluntary donation from the Jews of Vác, in the romantic Latin style. The façade is decorated with octagonal columns and a rose window with a quotation from the third book of Moses. The final element of the façade is the double tablet of Moses.

The synagogue was the main building in the Vác ghetto during the Holocaust, and its furniture and other furnishings were completely destroyed. In the second half of the 20th century, it became the property of the Council and was completely dilapidated, but in 1998 the community bought it back and had it restored to its original state. The building is currently closed to the public and is expected to be used for cultural and religious events. 

Next to the Vác Synagogue, the old Vác Orthodox Jewish cemetery and graveyard (24 Ambró Ferenc Street, Vác) is a real pilgrimage site, where the well-kept ohel of the scholar and miracle-worker David Silberstein and his son Jozsua Silbertein can be found.

Would you like to visit the renowned sacral sites, sculptures and churches of Vác? Visit us in any season, the city always welcomes pilgrimswith open arms.