Budapest Orthodox Synagogue

The Kazinczy Street Synagogue is marked by a restrained, narrow facade of raw brick and stone that sits tucked between residential buildings. Designed by brothers Sándor and Béla Löffler and completed in nineteen thirteen, this is the religious center for the Orthodox branch of Budapest’s Jewish community. The building emerged from a deep fracture in Hungarian Jewish life; after the community split into three distinct branches in the late nineteenth century, the traditionalist Orthodox group required a dedicated home that could house more than just a prayer hall.