Cluj-Napoca Reformed Synagogue

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Cluj-Napoca Reformed Synagogue

Town	Cluj-Napoca
Country	Romania
Architect	Izidor Hegner
Construction start date	1886
Completion date	1887
Date demolished	Partially in 1927, 1944

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The Reformed Synagogue (Romanian: Sinagoga Neologă or Templul Memorial al Deportaţilor) in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, is the city's only working synagogue, serving the local Jewish community. It belongs to the denomination of Reform Judaism.

Located on Horea Street, it was built based on the plans of Izidor Hegner, an engineer, between 1886 and 1887. Seriously affected after attacks by the Iron Guard on September 13, 1927, it was soon rebuilt by the Romanian government.

In the period following the Second Vienna Award, when Northern Transylvania became part of Hungary, it witnessed the Jews' deportation to Nazi extermination camps, and was damaged by the bombardments of the neighbouring railway station, on June 2, 1944. In 1951 it was again restored.

It is currently dedicated to the memory of those deported who were victims of The Holocaust.

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Statues and monuments	Avram Iancu Statue • Capitoline Wolf Statue • Matthias Corvinus Statue • Michael the Brave Statue

Other places	Botanical Garden • Central Cemetery • Central Park • Hungarian Theatre • Hungarian Opera • National Theatre • Romanian Opera

Avenues and squares	Avram Iancu Square • Eroilor Avenue • Iuliu Maniu Street • Mihai Viteazul Square • Regele Ferdinand Avenue • Unirii Square